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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1997
Filed:
May. 18, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lance A Liotta, Potomac, MD (US);
Elliott Schiffmann, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-723 ; 436 64 ; 436813 ; 5303892 ; 5303897 ;
Abstract
A new method of detecting cancer by determining the presence of autocrine motility factor (AMF) in the body fluid is described. The method utilizes induction of motility in suitable responder cells by a sample of the body fluid. If the responder cells demonstrate motility, cancer is indicated in the person from whom the body fluid was obtained.