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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 09, 2007
Ryosuke Takahashi, Kawagoe, JP;
Keiichi Nagai, Higashiyamato, JP;
Ryosuke Takahashi, Kawagoe, JP;
Keiichi Nagai, Higashiyamato, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for detecting an abnormal cell based on gene expression analysis, which is useful for cancer diagnosis, is provided. A gene expression analysis method, comprising: measuring the expression level of a transcript of a human MLH1 gene containing the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 at the 5'-terminus thereof and the expression level of a transcript of a human MLH1 gene containing the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 at the 5′-terminus thereof, in a biological sample; and comparing the expression levels, thereby detecting a cell positive for microsatellite instability.