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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Yasuharu Nishimura, Kumamoto, JP;
Tetsuya Nakatsura, Chiba, JP;
Yoshiaki Ikuta, Kumamoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01); G01N 33/567 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to find out another tumor marker which is useful for early diagnosis of melanoma, and provide a diagnostic kit and diagnostic method for malignant melanoma using such marker. The present invention provides a diagnostic kit for malignant melanoma, which comprises an antibody against SPARC and an antibody against GPC3.