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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2006
Hideo Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoko Kozono, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitoshi Nobumasa, Shiga, JP;
Osamu Ogawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takeshi Takahashi, Kyoto, JP;
Hideo Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoko Kozono, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitoshi Nobumasa, Shiga, JP;
Osamu Ogawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takeshi Takahashi, Kyoto, JP;
Toray Industries, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Kyoto University, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
This invention relates to a method for detecting in vitro a urothelial cancer, comprising measuring CXCL1 protein, or expression of a gene encoding the protein, in a biological sample from a subject, and to a kit for diagnosing a urothelial cancer comprising an antibody or nucleic acid probe, which is capable of binding specifically to the CXCL1 protein or a gene encoding the protein, respectively.