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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2010
Paul Weinberger, Augusta, GA (US);
John M. Koomen, Tampa, FL (US);
Willam Shelley Dynan, Augusta, GA (US);
David James Terris, Martinez, GA (US);
Mark Asher Markley, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul Weinberger, Augusta, GA (US);
John M. Koomen, Tampa, FL (US);
Willam Shelley Dynan, Augusta, GA (US);
David James Terris, Martinez, GA (US);
Mark Asher Markley, Rochester, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
Described herein are sensitive methods for determining if a subject has cancer. The methods generally involve quantifying the amount of one or more biomarkers derived from Galectin-3 in a biological sample from the subject by mass spectrometry, wherein an increase in the amount of one or more biomarkers in the biological sample as compared to a control is an indication of the presence of cancer in the subject.