Methods of Detecting Prostate Cancer
First Claim
1. A method of detecting presence or absence of prostate cancer in a subject, the method comprising analyzing mitochondria or a mitochondrial component of at least one prostate cell of the subject, whereby an alteration in quantity of a mitochondria or mitochondrial component and/or a characteristic of a mitochondria with respect to a normal prostate cell is indicative of the presence or absence of the prostate cancer in the subject.
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Abstract
A method of detecting presence or absence of prostate cancer in a subject, both in vivo and ex vivo is disclosed. The method comprises analyzing mitochondria or a mitochondrial component in at least one prostate cell of the subject, whereby mitochondria an alteration in quantity and or characteristic is indicative of the presence or absence of the prostate cancer in the subject.
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- 1. A method of detecting presence or absence of prostate cancer in a subject, the method comprising analyzing mitochondria or a mitochondrial component of at least one prostate cell of the subject, whereby an alteration in quantity of a mitochondria or mitochondrial component and/or a characteristic of a mitochondria with respect to a normal prostate cell is indicative of the presence or absence of the prostate cancer in the subject.
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