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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Shintaro Kikkawa, Chiba, JP;
Kazuyuki Sogawa, Chiba, JP;
Osamu Yokosuka, Chiba, JP;
Fumio Nomura, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Shintaro Kikkawa, Chiba, JP;
Kazuyuki Sogawa, Chiba, JP;
Osamu Yokosuka, Chiba, JP;
Fumio Nomura, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
National University Corporation Chiba University, Chiba, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/56 (2006.01); C12N 9/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of detecting an abnormal amount of a biomarker associated with biliary tract cancer in a subject can comprise: a) quantitating an amount of a fragment of prothrombin having an m/z value of about 4204 m/z in a biological sample from the subject; and b) comparing the quantitated value obtained in (a) with a threshold value.