Soluble B7-H1
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1. A method of evaluating a mammal, said method comprising (a) providing a body fluid from said mammal, and (b) detecting the presence or absence of B7-H1 in said body fluid.
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This document features methods of evaluating mammals by assessing expression of B7-H4 in the vasculature.
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- 1. A method of evaluating a mammal, said method comprising (a) providing a body fluid from said mammal, and (b) detecting the presence or absence of B7-H1 in said body fluid.
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12. A method of detecting B7-H1 in a body fluid, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a solid substrate, said solid substrate coated with capture antibodies having binding affinity for soluble B7-H1; (b) contacting said body fluid with said solid substrate under conditions in which soluble B7-H1, if present, becomes bound to said solid substrate to form a first reacted solid substrate; (c) contacting said first reacted solid substrate with a reporter antibody having binding affinity for soluble B7-H1 to form a second reacted solid substrate; and (d) detecting the presence or absence of said reporter antibody on said second reacted solid substrate, wherein the presence of reporter antibody indicates that soluble B7-H1 is present in said body fluid. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A method for determining whether a mammal has cancer, said method comprising (a) determining whether or not a mammal has a body fluid containing an elevated level of a B7-H1 polypeptide, and (b) classifying said mammal as having cancer if said mammal has said elevated level or classifying said mammal as not having cancer if said mammal does not have said elevated level.
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