C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 12 – Q
Patent
C - Chemistry, Metallurgy
12
Q
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01) A61P 35/00 (2006.01) C12N 15/12 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2556635
Methods and kits for diagnosing and characterizing breast cancer or a susceptibility to breast cancer are described herein. Diagnosis and characterization methods comprise detecting the BARD1 Cys557Ser allele or a haplotype comprising the BARD1 Cys557Ser allele in patients with or without a familial predisposition to cancer. The methods described herein further allow for the characterization of a tumor as invasive or non-invasive, and allow for the prediction of whether a patient who has a primary tumor is likely to develop a second primary tumor.
Kong Augustine
Stacey Simon N.
Sulem Patrick
Thorsteinsdottir Unnur
Decode Genetics Ehf.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
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