Patent ID: 7579160
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K,C12N,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting the presence or absence of a cervical cancer in a patient, comprising: (a) contacting a test cervical tissue sample obtained from the patient with an antibody that specifically binds to the polypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO: 176; (b) detecting an amount of the antibody that binds to the polypeptide in the test cervical tissue sample; and (c) comparing the amount of the antibody that binds to the polypeptide in the test cervical tissue sample to a predetermined cut-off value, wherein the test cervical tissue sample is positive for cervical cancer when the amount of antibody that binds to the polypeptide in the test cervical tissue sample is above the predetermined cut-off value, thereby detecting the presence or absence of a cervical cancer in the patient.