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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Sanford D. Markowitz, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
Joseph Willis, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Amitabh Chak, University Heights, OH (US);
Rom Leidner, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6886 (2018.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); C07H 21/04 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/106 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/112 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/136 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/154 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
This application describes methods and compositions for detecting and treating vimentin-associated neoplasia. Differential methylation of the vimentin nucleotide sequences has been observed in vimentin-associated neoplasia such as neoplasia of the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and/or bladder.