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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Pacific Edge Limited, Dunedin, NZ;
Inventors:
Parry John Guilford, Dunedin, NZ;
Andrew John Holyoake, Christchurch, NZ;
Assignee:
Pacific Edge Limited, Dunedin, NZ;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2018.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6837 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); G01N 33/57446 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6837 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/112 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Early detection of tumors is a major determinant of survival of patients suffering from tumors, including gastric tumors. Members of the GTM gene family can be over-expressed in gastric tumor tissue and other tumor tissue, and thus can be used as markers for gastric and other types of cancer. GTM proteins can be released from cancer cells, and can reach sufficiently high concentrations in the serum and/or other fluids to permit their detection. Thus, methods and test kits for detection and quantification of GTM can provide a valuable tool for diagnosis of gastric cancer.