Upregulation of RACK-1 in melanoma and its use as a marker
US8367348B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/9121
- 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 melanocyte 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 melanocyte cell of a mammal, comprising the detection of overexpression of RACK-1 protein in the melanocyte cell, and the deduction of the tumoral state of said cell from the overexpression of RACK-1 protein.
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