Method of diagnosing bladder cancer

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436 64, G01N 33574

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ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a method of diagnosing and screening for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Urine from an individual suspected of having transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder is analyzed for the presence of an increased level of scatter factor, an increased level of scatter factor indicating that said individual has bladder cancer. This invention further relates to a method of monitoring bladder cancer activity by measuring the level of scatter factor in urine, and to a method of determining the prognosis of an individual having bladder cancer by measuring the level of scatter factor in tumor extract from the individual.

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