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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2008
Saraswati Sukumar, Columbia, MD (US);
Ella Evron, Baltimore, MD (US);
William C. Dooley, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Nicoletta Sacchi, North Potomac, MD (US);
Nancy Davidson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Mary JO Fackler, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Saraswati Sukumar, Columbia, MD (US);
Ella Evron, Baltimore, MD (US);
William C. Dooley, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Nicoletta Sacchi, North Potomac, MD (US);
Nancy Davidson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Mary Jo Fackler, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method of diagnosing a cell proliferative disorder of breast tissue by determining the methylation status of nucleic acids obtained from a subject. Aberrant methylation of several genes including TWIST, HOXA5, NES-1, retinoic acid receptor beta (RARβ), estrogen receptor (ER), cyclin D2, WT-1, 14.3.3 sigma, HIN-1, RASSF1A, and combinations of such genes serve as markers of breast malignancy.