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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2015
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, JP;
Kengo Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
JAPANESE FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A polynucleotide, which is a novel causative gene for cancer, is elucidated, and, based on this finding, provided are a method for detecting the polynucleotide, or a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide; a kit and a primer set for the detection; a method for screening an inhibitor of the polypeptide; and a pharmaceutical composition for treating a cancer containing the inhibitor. In the detection method of the present invention, an FGFR3 fusion protein, or a fusion gene encoding the fusion protein, or a TACC3 fusion protein, or a fusion gene encoding the fusion protein, is detected in a sample derived from female genitalia obtained from a subject.