Patent ID: 9260758
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B01J,B01L,C12Q,G01N,G02B

Claim Text:
1. A method of detecting the presence of cancerous cells in a human breast tissue specimen, the method comprising: a) obtaining a breast tissue specimen, b) providing a probe set consisting of two or more labeled probes selected from a locus specific probe for chromosomal region 7q31, a locus specific probe for chromosomal region 8p11-p12, a locus specific probe for chromosomal region 10q25 and a probe specific for PDGFB, wherein at least one probe is specific for PDGFB, c) contacting said specimen with said two or more labeled probes of b), and d) detecting the presence of cancerous cells when PDGFB and at least one of the chromosomal regions of step b) are amplified in the human breast tissue specimen.