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US 12,043,871 B2Granted
Detecting neoplasm
AssigneeMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
InventorsWilliam R. Taylor, Jonathan J. Harrington, Patrick S. Quint, Hongzhi Zou, Harold R. Bergen, III, David I. Smith, David A. Ahlquist
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Abstract
This document relates to methods and materials for detecting premalignant and malignant neoplasms. For example, methods and materials for determining whether or not a stool sample from a mammal contains nucleic acid markers or polypeptide markers of a neoplasm are provided.
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A method comprising:
- (a) obtaining a stool sample from a subject that has or is suspected of having colorectal cancer;
- (b) extracting genomic DNA from the stool sample;
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- (c) using the extracted genomic DNA from the stool sample to determine a K-ras mutation score and BMP methylation status.
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