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US 5,604,106 AGranted
Method for detecting carcinoma
OwnerLance A. Liotta, Elliott Schiffmanninventors
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Abstract
A new method of detecting cancer by determining the presence of autocrine motility factor (AMF) in the body fluid is described. The method utilizes induction of motility in suitable responder cells by a sample of the body fluid. If the responder cells demonstrate motility, cancer is indicated in the person from whom the body fluid was obtained.
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A method for detecting the presence of carcinoma in humans comprising reacting human body sample from a patient suspected of having carcinoma with anti-AMF antibody, a positive immunological reaction being indicative of the presence of carcinoma in said patient.
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