Look up biomarker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Biomarker broadly refers to a measurable indicator of some biological state or condition.
Biomarker or biomarkers may refer more specifically to:
- Biomarker (aging), molecular indicator of biological age
- Biomarker (medicine), a measurable indicator of the severity or presence of some disease state
- Biomarker (Alzheimer's), indicator of Alzheimer's disease
- Biomarker (cancer), indicator of cancer
- Tumor biomarker, a molecule secreted by a tumor
- Biomarker (diabetes), indicator of diabetes mellitus
- Imaging biomarker, an attribute in a medical image or scan indicative of a condition or disease
- Biomarker (toxicology), indicator of exposure to a chemical
- Biomarkers (journal), a peer-reviewed academic journal of biomarker research
- Biosignature, or biomarker, a fossil organic molecule that provides evidence of past or present life