Patent ID: 6171779
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A01K,A61K,C07K,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
A method for detecting high mobility group DNA-binding proteins (HMGI-C) as a diagnostic marker for benign mesenchymal or lipoma rumors using a probe for a sample, or an extract of the sample, from a patient that recognizes HMGI-C, which comprises the steps of:(a) contacting HMGI-C from a sample from a patient with a probe which binds to HMGI-C; and(b) analyzing for HMGI-C by detecting levels of the probe bound to the HMGI-C;(c) treating a control sample according to the method to assess the level of HMGI-C in the control sample;wherein the presence of HMGI-C in the sample in step (b) in an amount higher than the amount in the control sample in step (c) is diagnostic for a benign mesenchymal or lipoma tumor.