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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Sanford D. Markowitz, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
Joseph Willis, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Amitabh Chak, University Heights, OH (US);
Rom Leidner, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Inventors:
Sanford D. Markowitz, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
Joseph Willis, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Amitabh Chak, University Heights, OH (US);
Rom Leidner, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This application describes methods and compositions for detecting and treating vimentin-associated neoplasia. Differential methylation of the vimentin nucleotide sequences has been observed in vimentin-associated neoplasia such as neoplasia of the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and/or bladder.