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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2007
Applicant:
David E. Fisher, Newton, MA (US);
Inventor:
David E. Fisher, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Microphthalmia (Mi) while present in melanocytes, a cells and osteoclast, is not normally present in other cells. We have found that Mi is present in the nucleus of melanoma cells. Melanoma can be diagnosed by contacting a malignant cell with a probe for Mi. If the probe identities Mi in the nucleus of the cell, the cell is a melanoma.