Patent ID: 11874277
Assignee: PROPHASE LABS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC C  G | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises selectively isolating mucosal tissue from the test esophageal tissue sample to produce a test esophageal mucosa sample that has been separated from non-mucosal tissue prior to step (a), and the expression level of the one or more marker genes is determined in the test esophageal mucosa sample,
wherein the method further comprises selectively isolating Barrett's esophagus mucosal tissue from the test esophageal tissue sample to produce a test Barrett's esophagus mucosa sample that has been separated from normal mucosal tissue prior to step (a), and the expression level of the one or more marker genes is determined in the test Barrett's esophagus mucosa sample, or
wherein the method further comprises selectively isolating Barrett's esophagus mucosal tissue from the test esophageal tissue sample to produce a test Barrett's esophagus mucosa sample that has been separated from non-mucosal tissue and normal mucosal tissue prior to step (a), and the expression level of the one or more marker genes is determined in the test Barrett's esophagus mucosa sample.