telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP)

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Indications

  • screening for bladder cancer (investigational)[1] may be useful for screening high-risk patients

Specimen

urine

Interpretation

Differential diagnosis

More general terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sanchini MA, Gunelli R, Nanni O, Bravaccini S, Fabbri C, Sermasi A, Bercovich E, Ravaioli A, Amadori D, Calistri D. Relevance of urine telomerase in the diagnosis of bladder cancer. JAMA. 2005 Oct 26;294(16):2052-6. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16249419