Taken together, our study detected many species of gelatinases in the urine of bladder cancer patients with primary tumor (both bilharzial and non bilharzial) including MMP-2, MMP-9, MMP-9 dimer, MMP-9/NGAL, MMP-9/TIMP-1 and ADAMTS-7. The gene discussed is ADAMTS7; the disease is urinary bladder carcinoma.