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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Mdxhealth SA, Herstal, BE;
Inventors:
Isabelle Renard, Sart-Tilman, BE;
Wim Van Criekinge, Waarloos, BE;
Assignee:
MDxHealth SA, Herstal, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2018.01); C12Q 1/68 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/106 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/112 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/154 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for determining the methylation status of the promoter region of the TWIST1 gene in genomic DNA from bladder cells, including bladder cells present in a urine sample. Also disclosed are kits for performing the disclosed methods, such as kits for determining the methylation status of the promoter region of the TWIST1 gene comprising at least one primer pair for determining the methylation status of TWIST1. The kits may contain means for processing a urine sample.