DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF AGGRESSIVE AND METASTATIC CANCER AND CANCER STEM CELLS EMPLOYING PODOCALYXIN AND TRA BIOMARKERS

The invention relates to devices and methods to detect podocalyxin and TRA molecules in a biological sample obtained from a patient and therefore, to detect the presence of podocalyxin-expressing and TRA-expressing cancer stem cells in a patient. The invention further relates to devices and methods...

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1. Verfasser:	SCHOPPERLE WILLIAM MICHAEL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention relates to devices and methods to detect podocalyxin and TRA molecules in a biological sample obtained from a patient and therefore, to detect the presence of podocalyxin-expressing and TRA-expressing cancer stem cells in a patient. The invention further relates to devices and methods to determine a diagnosis of aggressive or metastatic cancer by employing podocalyxin and TRA as biomarkers.