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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Hongyue Dai, Kenmore, WA (US);
Laura J. Van't Veer, Amsterdam, NL;
Yudong He, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Assignees:
Nederlands Kanker Instituut, Amsterdam, NL;
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to genetic markers whose expression is correlated with colon cancer. In one aspect, the invention provides sets of markers whose expression can be used for classifying colon cancer patients into different prognostic categories. In another aspect, the invention provides kits containing marker sets for determining prognosis of colon cancer. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of classifying cancer patients with regard to prognosis.