Methods of screening for lung neoplasm based on stool samples containing a nucleic acid marker indicative of a neoplasm
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1. A method for detecting a lung neoplasm in a mammal, said method comprising:
- detecting a nucleic acid marker indicative of a neoplasm in a stool sample obtained from a mammal; and
,performing an additional cancer screening technique and detecting a neoplasm present in the lung of the mammal.
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Abstract
The invention provides methods and materials for detecting supracolonic aerodigestive premalignant and malignant neoplasms. Specifically, the invention provides methods and materials for determining whether a stool sample from a mammal contains a neoplasm-specific marker from a neoplsm located in the supracolonic aerodigestive tissue of a mammal.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for detecting a lung neoplasm in a mammal, said method comprising:
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detecting a nucleic acid marker indicative of a neoplasm in a stool sample obtained from a mammal; and
,performing an additional cancer screening technique and detecting a neoplasm present in the lung of the mammal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of screening a mammal for the presence of a lung neoplasm, the method comprising:
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detecting a nucleic acid marker indicative of a neoplasm in a stool sample obtained from a mammal; and
,performing an additional cancer screening to determine whether a neoplasm is present in the lung of the mammal.
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28. A method of screening a mammal for the presence of a lung neoplasm, the method comprising:
performing a cancer screening to determine whether a neoplasm is present in the lung of a mammal based on the knowledge that a nucleic acid marker indicative of a neoplasm present in a stool sample.
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