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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2010
Applicant:
Joost Louwagie, Liege, BE;
Inventor:
Joost Louwagie, Liege, BE;
Assignee:
MDxHealth SA, Herstal, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/106 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/154 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of detecting a predisposition to, or the incidence of, bladder cancer in a sample comprises detecting an epigenetic change in at least one gene selected from FOXE1 and GATA4. Detection of the epigenetic change is indicative of a predisposition to, or the incidence of, bladder cancer. The sample comprises nucleic acid molecules from bladder cells. The methods may be used to select treatments and patients for treatment. Related kits include primers allowing the methylation status of the genes to be determined.