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MSMB-gene based diagnosis, staging and prognosis of prostate cancer

  • US 20090203010A1
  • Filed: 01/21/2009
  • Published: 08/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of identifying a prostate cell proliferative disorder in a human male subject, the method comprising:

  • providing a sample comprising prostatic tissue, prostatic cells, fluid of the prostate from a human patient susceptible to a prostate cancer, andanalyzing the sample for the level DNA methylation of the regulatory region surrounding the transcription start site (TSS) of a beta-microseminoprotein gene (MSMB gene), wherein hypermethylation in this region indicates the presence of prostate cancer cells or is indicative of prostate cancer.

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