Diagnostic assay for breast cancer in human female patients
US5130256A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/813
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for determining whether a woman with gross cystic disease will develop breast cancer is provided. The method comprises analyzing human breast cyst fluid for the presence of a unique factor which has a retention time on an Amino Carbohydrate HPLC column of between about 6.4 minutes and about 6.7 minutes. The presence of this factor is diagnostically predictive for breast cancer.
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