Patent ID: 6869760

Claim:
A method for detecting cancer cells in a sample comprising detection of the expression of a Prostate Tumor Inducing Gene-1 in the sample, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing RNA from the sample; (b) performing reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction under conditions that permit copies of Prostate Tumor Inducing Gene-1 nucleic acid to be produced, using primers specific for said Prostate Tumor Inducing Gene-2; and (c) determining whether a detectable amount of product is produced by the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction: wherein a detectable amount of product constitutes a positive detection of expression, a positive detection of expression indicates the presence of cancer cells in the sample, and said Prostate Tumor Inducing Gene-1 is SEQ ID NO:16 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,851,764.