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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Antara Datta, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Jason Trama, Burlington, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Antara Datta, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Jason Trama, Burlington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, LLC, Hamilton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of detecting DEK protein in a urine sample. Methods and compositions are provided herein for detecting and diagnosing bladder cancer by chemical-induced precipitation of urine proteins, followed by filtration-induced concentration and Western blot analysis to specifically detect DEK protein. The present method permits specific detection of DEK protein in urine as a biomarker for bladder cancer in humans.