Importance of Biomarkers In Diagnosis of Various Diseases- Review article

Biomarkers provide a dynamic and powerful approach to understand the spectrum of various diseases with applications in observational and analytic epidemiology, randomised clinical trials, screening and diagnosis and prognosis. In the recent years knowledge about biomarkers has increased tremendously providing great opportunities for improving the management of patients by enhancing the efficacy of detection and efficacy of treatment. This review provides a brief account on various biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic purposes, which include markers already in clinical practice as well as various upcoming biomarkers.