The present inventors have surprisingly discovered that platelets sequester angiogenic regulators and prevent their degradation. Thus, by analyzing leve ls of angiogenic regulators in platelets, it is now possible to detect angiogen ic activity, even at an early stage. By monitoring for changes in angiogenic activity, the presence of cancer or other angiogenic diseases or disorders c an be predicted.
PLATELET BIOMARKERS FOR THE DETECTION OF DISEASE