Methods and compositions for the detection of cervical disease
First Claim
1. A method for diagnosing high-grade cervical disease in a patient independent of the patient'"'"'s HPV infection status comprising detecting overexpression of at least one nucleic acid molecule that encodes a nuclear biomarker that is selectively overexpressed in high-grade cervical disease, wherein the nuclear biomarker is selected from the group consisting of p14ARF, p21waf1, Topo2A, and Cyclin E, the method comprising:
- (a) obtaining a body sample from the patient;
(b) isolating nucleic acid material from the sample;
(c) mixing said nucleic acid material with at least one pair of oligonucleotide primers specific for the nuclear biomarker and a thermostable DNA polymerase under conditions that are suitable for amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR);
d) performing PCR; and
,e) detecting PCR amplification products.
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Abstract
Methods and compositions for identifying high-grade cervical disease in a patient sample are provided. The methods of the invention comprise detecting overexpression of at least one biomarker in a body sample, wherein the biomarker is selectively overexpressed in high-grade cervical disease. In particular claims, the body sample is a cervical smear or monolayer of cervical cells. The biomarkers of the invention include genes and proteins that are involved in cell cycle regulation, signal transduction, and DNA replication and transcription. In particular claims, the biomarker is an S-phase gene. In some aspects of the invention, overexpression of a biomarker of interest is detected at the protein level using biomarker-specific antibodies or at the nucleic acid level using nucleic acid hybridization techniques. Kits for practicing the methods of the invention are further provided.
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1. A method for diagnosing high-grade cervical disease in a patient independent of the patient'"'"'s HPV infection status comprising detecting overexpression of at least one nucleic acid molecule that encodes a nuclear biomarker that is selectively overexpressed in high-grade cervical disease, wherein the nuclear biomarker is selected from the group consisting of p14ARF, p21waf1, Topo2A, and Cyclin E, the method comprising:
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(a) obtaining a body sample from the patient; (b) isolating nucleic acid material from the sample; (c) mixing said nucleic acid material with at least one pair of oligonucleotide primers specific for the nuclear biomarker and a thermostable DNA polymerase under conditions that are suitable for amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR); d) performing PCR; and
,e) detecting PCR amplification products. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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