Abstract: A reagent for detecting gene product, the reagent comprising a probe or chemical modulation that specifically binds to an alternative splicing junction of a gene product of human PTCH1 gene, the expression of the gene product from gene products of the human PTCH1 gene being varied due to the unusual alternative splicing, for use for measuring the abundance of the gene product contained in a human sample.

Abstract: A reagent for detecting gene product, the reagent comprising a probe or chemical modulation that specifically binds to an alternative splicing junction of a gene product of human PTCH1 gene, the expression of the gene product from gene products of the human PTCH1 gene being varied due to the unusual alternative splicing, for use for measuring the abundance of the gene product contained in a human sample.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a method of assessing cancerous conditions, which is useful in diagnosing cancer in a therapy or a preventive therapy for cancer diseases or a maintenance therapy therefor, and a reagent for detecting a gene product to be used in the above method. The cancerous conditions of a human-origin specimen is assessed by using, as an indication, the content of a gene product, which shows an increase or a decrease in the expression thereof due to an unusual alternative splicing, from gene products obtained from human PTCH1 gene contained in the human-origin specimen.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for testing S. aureus in a specimen by an immunoassay using an antibody against protein A wherein at least one mouse IgG1 monoclonal antibody is used in the immunoassay, and a test kit for testing S. aureus in a specimen wherein the kit at least comprises a mouse IgG1 anti-protein A monoclonal antibody and a reagent for detecting the labeled protein A. Use the present invention enables detection of S. aureus in the sample in a short time and at a high sensitivity.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for testing S. aureus in a specimen wherein DNase produced by the S. aureus is directly detected or quantitatively determined by an immunoassay without cultivating the Staphylococcus aureus, and a test kit for testing S. aureus in a specimen by such test method. Use the present invention enables detection of S. aureus in the sample in a short time and at a high sensitivity without cultivating the S. aureus.