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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:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Silvia Bacchetti, Hamilton, CA;
Christopher M Counter, Hamilton, CA;
Brian Leber, Hamilton, CA;
Calvin Bruce Harley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
McMaster University, Hamilton, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12P / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 435-5 ; 435911 ; 435912 ; 536 243 ; 536 2431 ; 536 2432 ; 536 2433 ;
Abstract
Methods for detecting hematologic and colorectal malignancies are provided comprising: (a) collecting a sample suspected of containing cancer cells; (b) analyzing the sample for telomerase activity; (c) correlating the presence of telomerase activity with the presence of cancer cells. A method for staging leukemia is also provided comprising analyzing a blood or bone marrow sample for telomerase activity, correlating the activity with a standard level of telomerase activity, and correlating a low telomerase activity with early stage leukemia.