Method for predicting the risk of developing a colonic neoplasia
US9410955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/50
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an in vitro method for determining whether a patient having hyperplastic polyps is at risk of developing a colonic neoplasia after resection of said hyperplastic polyps, said method comprising the step of determining the level of progastrin expression in a tissue sample of a hyperplastic polyp obtained from said patient.
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