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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Yuri Nikolsky, Del Mar, CA (US);
Andrej Bugrim, New Buffalo, MI (US);
Tatiana Nikolskaya, Portage, IN (US);
Inventors:
Yuri Nikolsky, Del Mar, CA (US);
Andrej Bugrim, New Buffalo, MI (US);
Tatiana Nikolskaya, Portage, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Reuters (Scientific) LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); C12P 19/34 (2013.01); C12Q 1/68 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/112 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to groups of genes that can be used to diagnose and differentiate between types of specific diseases such as breast cancer. The groups of genes can be further used to develop diagnostic kits for the specific diseases. The diagnostic kits can also differentiate between sub-categories of a disease to help identify the appropriate treatment regimen for a patient.