Method for prediction of postoperative prognosis and diagnosis kit
US8148090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/54
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for predicting the postoperative prognosis of a lung adenocarcinoma patient with high sensitivity and/or specificity by identifying a protein with an expression level that specifically varies in a lung adenocarcinoma patient, comprising: step (a) of determining expression levels of myosin IIA and/or vimentin in a biological sample collected from a lung adenocarcinoma patient; and step (b) of predicting or determining a prognosis based on the expression levels of myosin IIA and/or vimentin obtained as a result of determination.
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