Abstract: This invention relates to a method for selecting and/or for qualitative and/or quantitative detection of predetermined biological cells from or in a sample containing biological cells, the sample being mixed with a predetermined combination of at least two antibodies and/or antibody derivatives, which bind preferentially with their binding sites to different epitopes of the cells to be selected or detected, and/or with at least one biospecific antibody and/or antibody derivative, which binds preferentially with its two binding sites to different epitopes of the cells to be selected or detected, which are separated from the sample with cells marked with at least one of the antibodies and/or antibody derivatives, and the separated cells being tested with a predetermined combination of at least two molecular-biological detection reagents, the at least two detection reagents reacting preferentially with at least one component of the cells to be selected or detected.

Abstract: The invention relates to a diagnosis kit and to a method for the diagnosis or treatment control of intestinal carcinoma in a human being. According to the invention, the presence or absence of at least two different messenger-RNAs coding for several of the tumor marker proteins CK20, EGF-R, CEA, GA733.2, PDGF-? and/or stanniocalcin is detected in a human blood sample. The presence of intestinal tumor cells in the blood sample is then deduced therefrom, as is possible metastatic spread.

Abstract: The invention relates to a diagnosis kit, a DNA chip, and to methods for diagnosing or supervising the treatment of testicular cancer, which are of greatest importance, in particular, within the scope of cancer prevention and post-treatment. The invention is essentially characterized in that the mRNA of testicular tumor markers is detected in a blood sample, whereby the tumor markers depict a tumor-associated gene expression. To this end, particularly ?-hCG, AFP, PLAP or GCAP come into question. The detection of the mRNA is carried out by reverse transcription in cDNA and by subsequently amplifying selected segments of the cDNA by means of polymerase chain reaction.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for selecting and/or for qualitative and/or quantitative detection of predetermined biological cells from or in a sample containing biological cells, the sample being mixed with a predetermined combination of at least two antibodies and/or antibody derivatives, which bind preferentially with their binding sites to different epitopes of the cells to be selected or detected, and/or with at least one biospecific antibody and/or antibody derivative, which binds preferentially with its two binding sites to different epitopes of the cells to be selected or detected, which are separated from the sample with cells marked with at least one of the antibodies and/or antibody derivatives, and the separated cells being tested with a predetermined combination of at least two molecular-biological detection reagents, the at least two detection reagents reacting preferentially with at least one component of the cells to be selected or detected.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a procedure and a kit for the diagnosis or monitoring of breast cancer in humans. This procedure is based on the feature that one recognizes the presence or absence in a human blood sample of at least two different mRNAs that code for various members of the tumor marker proteins EGF-R, CEA, stanniocalcin, CK20, MAGE-3, GA733.2, MUC1, Her-2/neu, claudin-7, and/or PDGF-?, and a conclusion is drawn from this in regard to the presence of mammary carcinoma cells in the blood sample, and thus in regard to possible metastasis.