An analytical fluorometric method and a kit for use in such method are disclosed for assessing the presence of alkaline sphingomyelinase (SMase) in the stool of a patient in need of such an assessment since alkaline SMase is a marker of serious pathological states, such as colon cancer.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/359,619, filed Feb. 23, 2006, now U.S. Pat. Ser. 7,211,410; which is a division of application Ser. No. 10/499,336, filed Jun. 17, 2004, now abandoned; which is a U.S. national phase of Application No. PCT/IT02/00811, filed Dec. 19, 2002; the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
