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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Hanswalter Zentgraf, Heidelberg, DE;
Ulrike Zentgraf, Heidelberg, DE;
Andreas Von Deimling, Schriesheim, DE;
David Capper, Mannheim, DE;
Hanswalter Zentgraf, Heidelberg, DE;
Andreas Von Deimling, Schriesheim, DE;
David Capper, Mannheim, DE;
Deutsches Krebsforschungzentrum, Heidelberg, DE;
Ruprecht-Karl-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of diagnostic tests and diagnostic tools. Specifically, contemplated is to a method for diagnosing cancer in a sample of a subject suspected to suffer from cancer comprising contacting the sample with an antibody which specifically binds to the epitope characterized by SEQ ID NO 1 on a BRAF polypeptide under conditions which allow for binding of said antibody to the epitope and determining binding of the antibody to the epitope, whereby cancer is diagnosed. Further contemplated are antibodies which specifically bind to the epitope characterized by SEQ ID NO 1 on a BRAF polypeptide and a device or kit comprising such antibodies.