Patent ID: 9410207
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: C12Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of screening for the presence of EGFR(v3) in a sample, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a sample containing a plurality of cells; (b) hybridizing a set of chromosomal probes to the sample, wherein the set comprises an EGFR (v3)-probe and a probe to chromosome 7 different from an EGFR(v3)-probe; and (c) visualizing a hybridization pattern of the set of chromosomal probes in the plurality of cells of the sample, wherein the hybridization pattern comprises a presence of a signal from the probe to chromosome 7 different from an EGFR(v3)-probe and an absence of a signal from the EGFR(v3)-probe in at least one cell, wherein the EGFR(v3)-probe is labeled amplicon 4 prepared according to the following procedure: