Patent ID: 7632643

Claim:
A method of detecting a PCA3 nucleic acid in a sample comprising: a) contacting said PCA3 nucleic acid with an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising from 10 to 500 nucleotides under conditions such that hybridization occurs, wherein said nucleic acid molecule specifically hybridizes to a PCA3 nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: i) a nucleotide sequence contained in the deposit at the Centraal voor Schimmelcultures as accession number CBS 682.97; ii) a nucleotide sequence contained in the deposit at the Centraal voor Schimmelcultures as accession number CBS 100521; iii) a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 4 or 6, wherein said nucleotide sequence is over-expressed in prostate cancer tissue as compared to normal human tissues; iv) a nucleotide sequence fully complementary to any of the nucleotide sequences in (i), (ii) or (iii); and b) detecting the presence of said PCA3 nucleic acid.