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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2012
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Forerunner Pharma Research Co., Ltd., Meguro-ku, Tokyo, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method by which lung squamous cell carcinoma can be detected in a simple and prompt manner with high detection performance; and the like. The method according to the present invention detects lung squamous cell carcinoma by an assessment including the steps of: (1) performing measurement of the desmoglein 3 content in a blood sample collected from a subject; and (2) comparing the desmoglein 3 content determined by the measurement with the desmoglein 3 content in a blood sample collected from a healthy individual so as to estimate the presence of lung squamous cell carcinoma in the subject when the desmoglein 3 content is higher in the blood sample collected from the subject.