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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Michael C. Kiefer, Clayton, CA (US);
Joffre B. Baker, Montara, CA (US);
James Hackett, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. Kiefer, Clayton, CA (US);
Joffre B. Baker, Montara, CA (US);
James Hackett, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genomic Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention concerns genes that have been identified as being involved in estrogen metabolism, and are useful as diagnostic, prognostic and/or predictive markers in cancer. In particular, the invention concerns genes the tumor expression levels of which are useful in the diagnosis of cancers associated with estrogen metabolism, and/or in the prognosis of clinical outcome and/or prediction of drug response of such cancers.