Upregulation of rack-1 in melanoma and its use as a marker
US8247182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/705
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention concerns a method for diagnosing a melanoma in a mammal comprising the detection of the overexpression of RACK-1 protein in a melanocytic cell of said mammal, and the deduction of the presence of a melanoma from the overexpression of RACK-1 protein. The invention is also directed to a method for determining the tumoral status of a melanocytic cell of a mammal, comprising the detection of overexpression of RACK-1 protein in the melanocytic cell, and the deduction of the tumoral state of said cell from the overexpression of RACK-1 protein.
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