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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
May. 26, 2016
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht, NL;
Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, NL;
Manon Van Engeland, Susteren, NL;
Leander Pieter Jo Van Neste, Hoegaarden, BE;
Karin Van Den Hurk, Hillegom, NL;
Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, NL;
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht, NL;
Abstract
This disclosure is in the field of molecular biology and medical diagnosis and provides means and methods for determining the prognosis and disease outcome of a subject having a melanoma. More in particular, this disclosure provides a method for determining whether a subject having a melanoma has a poor prognosis, the method comprising the step of determining in a sample from the subject whether the LY75 promoter is methylated and if the LY75 promoter is methylated, classifying the subject as having a poor prognosis.