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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Kornelia Polyak, Brookline, MA (US);
Min HU, Brighton, MA (US);
Noga Qimron, Brighton, MA (US);
Jun Yao, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kornelia Polyak, Brookline, MA (US);
Min Hu, Brighton, MA (US);
Noga Qimron, Brighton, MA (US);
Jun Yao, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Assignee:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/1093 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6855 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6881 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/154 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a method of analyzing the methylation status of all or part of an entire genome. Moreover, the invention features methods of and reagents for characterizing biological cells containing DNA that is susceptible to methylation. Such methods include methods of diagnosing cancer, e.g., breast cancer.