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What is a biomarker?

What is a biomarker? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (medicine) A substance used as an indicator of a biological state, most commonly disease.
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It is especially a novel biomarker of heart failure development and progression.
Plasma concentration of homocysteine is a good biomarker for folate deficiency.
Presently, this alkaloid in urine is the biomarker of choice, given its specificity and relatively long half-life.
Establishment of an early and reliable biomarker for oral carcinogenesis will enable early diagnosis of cancer.
A specific genetic biomarker has recently been identified which predicts the risk of severe liver injury in patients.
Therefore, if vitellin and CMP synthesis are under similar hormonal control, CMP expression may serve as a biomarker of endocrine disruption.

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