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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Rubin, New York, NY (US);
Juan Miguel Mosquera, New York, NY (US);
Kyung Park, Stamford, CT (US);
Ya-Lin Chiu, Island Park, NY (US);
Francesca Demichelis, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01); C07K 16/18 (2006.01); C07K 16/26 (2006.01); C07K 16/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/57434 (2013.01); C07K 16/18 (2013.01); C07K 16/26 (2013.01); C07K 16/32 (2013.01); G01N 2333/47 (2013.01); G01N 2333/4742 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to a triple immunostaining assay (ERG/TFF3/HMWCK) for sensitive and specific detection of prostate cancer. Positive staining for at least one of ERG or TFF3 combined with negative staining of HMWCK in a sample such as prostate tissue sample is indicative of cancer.