Patent · US Expired

Use of protein ASC as a marker for breast cancer

US7566542B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gabriele Pestlin · Birkenfeld, DE
Herbert Andres · Penzberg, DE
Peter Berndt · Basel, CH
Marie-Luise Hagmann · Penzberg, DE
Johann Karl · Peißenberg, DE
Hanno Langen · Steinen, DE
Werner Zolg · Weilheim in Oberbayern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 14, 2006
Grant date	Jul 28, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 14, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N33/57415
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to the diagnosis of breast cancer. It discloses the use of protein ASC in the diagnosis of breast cancer. It relates to a method for diagnosis of breast cancer from a liquid sample, derived from an individual by measuring ASC in the sample. Measurement of ASC can, e.g., be used in the early detection or diagnosis of breast cancer.

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