Method for identification, selection and analysis of tumour cells
US10895575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/574
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for the diagnosis of tumoural conditions and/or of the corresponding state of advance, wherein a sample from a patient comprising at least one tumour cell is obtained. According to the invention, a purified specimen of the at least one tumour cell is obtained by individually selecting and isolating single cells in a microfluidic device the purified specimen having a purity of at least 90%. On the purified specimen thus obtained there is subsequently performed a molecular analysis such as to highlight a characteristic thereof suited to enabling diagnosis.
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