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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2001
Dominique Bellet, Paris, FR;
Jean-Michel Bidart, Sceaux, FR;
Michel Vidaud, Paris, FR;
Vladimir Lazar, Villejuif, FR;
Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, FR;
Abstract
A process for detecting malignant transformation of cells involves detecting the overexpression of the products of the &bgr;3, &bgr;5, &bgr;8 and &bgr;9 genes, which encode the hCG&bgr; subunit, relative to their expression in nonmalignant cells. A kit for diagnosing an hCG- or an hCG fragment-secreting cancer includes an assembly of polypeptides covering at least a part of the primary sequence of hCG. The use of a polypeptide corresponding to at least one portion of the primary sequence of hCG for producing a composition useful in hCG- or hCG fragment-secreting cancer immunotherapy is also disclosed.