Measurable and quantifiable biological parameters (e.g., specific enzyme concentration, specific hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype distribution in a population, presence of biological substances) which serve as indices for health- and physiology-related assessments, such as disease risk, psychiatric disorders, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE and its effects, disease diagnosis; METABOLIC PROCESSES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; PREGNANCY; cell line development; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; etc.

Descriptor ID	D015415
MeSH Number(s)	D23.101
Concept/Terms	Biomarkers Biomarkers Markers, Biological Biologic Markers Markers, Biologic Biologic Marker Marker, Biologic Marker, Biological Biological Marker Biological Markers Markers, Laboratory Markers, Laboratory Laboratory Markers Laboratory Marker Marker, Laboratory Serum Markers Serum Markers Markers, Serum Marker, Serum Serum Marker Surrogate Endpoints Surrogate Endpoints Endpoints, Surrogate Surrogate End Points End Points, Surrogate Surrogate End Point End Point, Surrogate Surrogate Endpoint Endpoint, Surrogate Markers, Clinical Markers, Clinical Clinical Markers Clinical Marker Marker, Clinical Viral Markers Viral Markers Markers, Viral Viral Marker Marker, Viral Biochemical Marker Biochemical Marker Biochemical Markers Markers, Biochemical Marker, Biochemical Markers, Immunologic Markers, Immunologic Immune Markers Markers, Immune Marker, Immunologic Immunologic Markers Immune Marker Marker, Immune Immunologic Marker Surrogate Markers Surrogate Markers Markers, Surrogate Marker, Surrogate Surrogate Marker

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