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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2000
Applicants:
Takashi Muramatsu, Aichi, JP;
Kohji Okamoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Shinya Ikematsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Munehiro Oda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideshi Kumai, Kanagawa, JP;
Sadatoshi Sakuma, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Muramatsu, Aichi, JP;
Kohji Okamoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Shinya Ikematsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Munehiro Oda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideshi Kumai, Kanagawa, JP;
Sadatoshi Sakuma, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Muramatsu, Takashi, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/567 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
MK (midkine) was found to rise in the blood or urine of patients with various types of cancers at early stage. Based on this finding, a method for detecting early cancer, comprising the step of measuring MK in blood or urine was completed.