Patent ID: 9034587
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of diagnosing a gastrointestinal tract cancer or a pre-malignant lesion associated with a gastrointestinal tract cancer, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a blood sample of a subject in need thereof; (b) separating peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) from said blood sample; (c) determining a level of anchored CD24 protein expressed on said PBL by detecting said anchored CD24 protein level in said PBL sample using a CD24 specific antibody, wherein said level of CD24 protein above a predetermined threshold is indicative of a diagnosis of the gastrointestinal tract cancer or the pre-malignant lesion associated with the gastrointestinal tract cancer; and (d) corroborating said diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract cancer or the pre-malignant lesion associated with the gastrointestinal tract cancer by colon endoscopy.