Diagnosis and treatment of cancer: i
CA 2443968 A1 · Owner: Imperial College Innovations Limited · Inventors: Coombes, Raoul Charles; Diss, James Kenneth Joseph; Fraser, Scott Paton
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A method of diagnosing cancer comprising the steps of (i) obtaining a sample containing nucleic acid and/or protein from the patient; and (ii) determining whether the sample contains a level of SCN5A (and optionally also SCN9A) voltage-gated Na+ channel nucleic acid or protein associated with cancer. A method of diagnosing breast cancer comprising the steps of (i) obtaining a sample containing nucleic acid and/or protein from the patient; and (ii) determining whether the sample contains a level of voltage-gated Na+ channel nucleic acid or protein, preferably SCN5A or SCN9A associated with cancer. A , method of treating cancer comprising the step of administering to the patient an …
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- Filed April 11, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 11, 2022.
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