The present invention relates to diagnostics, particularly binding assays
for detecting and/or measuring an analyte. The present invention relates
to methods for determining the presence and/or amount of an analyte by
means of association with one or more non-antibody molecules, in
particular non-antibody molecules derived from a species different from
that of the analyte. Further, the present invention relates to methods
for diagnosing and staging diseases by detecting and/or measuring
analytes associated with certain diseases.