Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Patent
1996-01-18
1998-01-20
Ketter, James
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
435 71, 435 912, 536 2431, C12Q 168, G01N 3358, C12P 1934
Patent
active
057100039
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides methods of diagnosing smooth muscle tumors for malignancy by testing for the expression of .gamma.-smooth muscle isoactin. Diagnostic kits are also provided.
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Ketter James
Thomas Jefferson University
Yucel Irem
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