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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 25, 2014
National University Corporation Kochi University, Kochi-shi, Kochi, JP;
Tetsuji Naka, Osaka, JP;
Satoshi Serada, Osaka, JP;
Minoru Fujimoto, Osaka, JP;
Masayoshi Toyoura, Kyoto, JP;
Yuji Shoya, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an esophageal cancer marker and application thereof. The present invention relates to: a marker that includes Glypican-1 or an expression product thereof, or a fragment or derivative thereof, and serves to identify esophageal cancer; a detection agent that includes a substance that binds to Glypican-1 or an expression product thereof; and a composition that includes a Glypican-1 inhibitor and serves to prevent or treat esophageal cancer. Herein, Glypican-1 can be SEQ ID NO: 1 (nucleic acid sequence) or SEQ ID NO: 2 (amino acid sequence), or an equivalent thereof.