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US 2011/0300540 A1Published application
Methods and probe combinations for detecting melanoma
AssigneesAbbott Laboratories, The Regents of the University of California
InventorsBoris Bastian, Larry E. Morrison, Susan Jewell
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Abstract
The present invention is based on the discovery of methods and combinations of probes to chromosomal regions that are gained or lost or imbalanced in melanoma that provide highly specific and sensitive assays for the detection of melanoma cells.
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A combination of between two and ten probes comprising a probe that targets chromosome region 6p and a probe that targets chromosome region 6q, wherein the combination of probes has a difference from ideal (DFI) value of less than about 0.29 for melanoma.
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