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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Larry Suva, Little Rock, AR (US);
Stephanie Byrum, Little Rock, AR (US);
Charity Washam, Little Rock, AR (US);
Larry Suva, Little Rock, AR (US);
Stephanie Byrum, Little Rock, AR (US);
Charity Washam, Little Rock, AR (US);
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, Little Rock, AR (US);
Abstract
The invention provides biomarkers and biomarker profiles that discriminate between a subject with breast cancer that has metastasized to the bone and a subject with breast cancer that has not metastasized to the bone. In particular, the biomarker and biomarker profile include polypeptides present or present at higher levels in the circulatory system of subjects having breast cancer bone metastasis compared to subjects having breast cancer without bone metastasis.