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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Eric T. Fung, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert Bast, Houston, TX (US);
Vladimir Podust, Castco, CA (US);
Charlotte Clarke, Seabrook, TX (US);
Inventors:
Eric T. Fung, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert Bast, Houston, TX (US);
Vladimir Podust, Castco, CA (US);
Charlotte Clarke, Seabrook, TX (US);
Assignees:
Vermillion, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides protein-based biomarkers and biomarker combinations that are useful in qualifying ovarian cancer status in a patient. In particular, it has been found that the biomarkers set forth in Table 1 are biomarkers for ovarian cancer. The biomarkers can be detected by SELDI mass spectrometry.