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Detection method for C-RAF-1 genes

US5869308A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

The United States of America, as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services · US

Inventors

Ulf Rapp · Würzburg, DE
Stephen M. Storm · Frederick, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 1997
Grant date	Feb 9, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Q2600/106
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to (1) a method of identifying an individual at an increased risk for developing cancer, (2) a method for determining a prognosis in patients afflicted with cancer, and (3) a method for determining the proper course of treatment for a patient afflicted with cancer; comprising: amplifying a region of the c-raf-1 gene.

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