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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Guido Sauter, Hamburg, DE;
Ronald Simon, Kaltenkirchen, DE;
Phillip Stahl, Hamburg, DE;
Frederik Holst, Hamburg, DE;
Khawla Al-kuraya, Riyadh, SA;
Christian Ruiz, Basel, CH;
Guido Sauter, Hamburg, DE;
Ronald Simon, Kaltenkirchen, DE;
Phillip Stahl, Hamburg, DE;
Frederik Holst, Hamburg, DE;
Khawla Al-Kuraya, Riyadh, SA;
Christian Ruiz, Basel, CH;
Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an in-vitro method of identifying a tumor resulting from a proliferative breast disease as responsive to anti-estrogen treatment. Further, the invention relates to an in-vitro method of identifying a candidate patient with a proliferative breast disease as suitable for anti-estrogen treatment. In a further aspect, the invention provides an in-vitro method of identifying an individual with a non-cancerous proliferative breast disease who is at risk of developing breast cancer. The invention also provides kits for performing the above methods.