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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Randy Scott, Los Altos, CA (US);
Joffre B. Baker, Montara, CA (US);
Michael C. Kiefer, Clayton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Randy Scott, Los Altos, CA (US);
Joffre B. Baker, Montara, CA (US);
Michael C. Kiefer, Clayton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genomic Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is based on the use of intronic RNA in monitoring gene expression. Accordingly, the present invention concerns methods of gene expression profiling using intronic RNA, the expression of which correlates with the expression of corresponding exonic RNA, and diagnostic and prognostic methods based on the results of such gene expression studies.