Patent ID: 6210883
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A61K,C07K,C12Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for detecting the presence of lung cancer in a patient comprising:(a) obtaining a biological sample from the patient;(b) contacting the biological sample with at least two oligonucleotide primers in a polymerase chain reaction, wherein at least one of the oligonucleotides hybridizes to a DNA molecule having a sequence selected from the group consisting of nucleotide sequences recited in SEQ ID NOS: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 14, 15, 18 and 40, the complements of said nucleotide sequences; and(c) detecting in the biological sample a DNA sequence that amplifies in the presence of the oligonucleotide primers, thereby detecting presence of lung cancer.