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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Johji Inazawa, Tokyo, JP;
Issei Imoto, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is intended to provide a means for judging the malignancy of neuroblastoma and the progress of spontaneous regression thereof. The present invention provides a method for detecting cancer which comprises detecting activation or inactivation of the lysosomal-associated protein multispanning transmembrane 5 (LAPTM5) gene and amplification of the MYCN gene in a specimens to evaluate the malignancy of the specimens and the progress of spontaneous regression.