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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:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
May. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; G01N 3/3574 ; G01N 3/353 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; G01N 3/3574 ; G01N 3/353 ;
Abstract
A method and kit for detecting the presence of tumor cells in an animal by detecting expression of VEGF-B , determining an increased expression of VEGF-B , or by determining an increased expression of VEGF-B relative to expression of VEGF-B . The kit comprises a receptacle adapted to receive a sample and a means for detecting expression of VEGF-B from the sample. Also, a method for screening for anti-tumor agents.