MOLECULAR STAGING OF STAGE II AND III COLON CANCER AND PROGNOSIS
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1. A method of staging colorectal cancer status comprising identifying differential modulation in a combination of genes consisting essentially of Seq ID NO1, Seq ID NO 3, Seq ID NO 5, Seq ID NO 7, Seq ID NO9, Seq ID NO11, and Seq ID NO 13.
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Kits and articles include reagents for conducting a seven gene assay to stage colon cancer as Stage II or Stage III colon cancer.
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- 1. A method of staging colorectal cancer status comprising identifying differential modulation in a combination of genes consisting essentially of Seq ID NO1, Seq ID NO 3, Seq ID NO 5, Seq ID NO 7, Seq ID NO9, Seq ID NO11, and Seq ID NO 13.
- 7. A kit for staging colorectal cancer patient comprising materials for detecting isolated nucleic acid sequences, their compliments, or portions thereof of a combination of genes that includes Seq ID NO1, Seq ID NO 3, Seq ID NO 5, Seq ID NO 7, Seq ID NO9, Seq ID NO11, and Seq ID NO 13.
- 11. Articles for assessing colorectal cancer status comprising materials for identifying nucleic acid sequences, their complements, or portions thereof of a combination of genes that includes Seq ID NO 1, Seq ID NO 3, Seq ID NO 5, Seq ID NO 7, Seq ID NO9, Seq ID NO11, and Seq ID NO 13.
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