US Patent 7393940 Screening methods and sequences relating thereto

Patent 7393940 was granted and assigned to University of Wales on July, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

University of Wales

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

73939400

Patent Inventor Names

Jeremy P. Cheadle0

Julian R. Sampson0

Date of Patent

July 1, 2008

Patent Application Number

112479680

Date Filed

October 11, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kenneth R Horlick

Patent abstract

A screening method for identifying an individual having a pre-disposition towards having a cancer is disclosed, which screening method comprises the steps of:(a) obtaining a test sample comprising a nucleotide sequence comprised in the MYH gene of the individual or an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide expressed thereby; and(b) comparing a region of the test sample sequence with the corresponding region of the wild type sequence,whereby a difference between the test sample sequence and the wild type sequence signifies that the individual is pre-disposed to having the cancer; and wherein the difference comprises a specified variation.