Patent ID: 6730477
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: A61K,C07K,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
A method for diagnosing the presence of breast cancer in a patient comprising:(a) measuring levels of a breast specific gene (BSG) in cells, tissues or bodily fluids in said patient; and (b) comparing measured levels of BSG with levels of BSG in cells, tissues or bodily fluids from a normal human control, wherein said BSG comprises SEQ ID NO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, a protein encoded thereby, or a polynucleotide which, due to degeneracy in genetic coding, comprises variations in nucleotide sequence as compared to SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, but which still encodes the same protein as SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, and wherein a change in measured levels of BSG in the patient versus normal human control is associated with the presence of breast cancer.