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Methods are disclosed for the identification of gene sets that are differentially expressed in PBMCs of patients diagnosed with a pre-diabetic disease state and overt type II diabetes. 3 gene and 10 gene signatures are shown to accurately predict a diabetic disease state in a patient. The application also described kits for the rapid diagnosis of diabetic disease states in patients at a point of care facility.
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An assay for identifying early stage malignant melanocyte in biopsy tissues is provided by determining whether differential expression of a particular gene indicative of melanoma exceed a cut-off value.
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Disclosed in this specification is a method of defining chromosome regions of prognostic value by summarizing the significance of all SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphism) in a predetermined section of a chromosome to define chromosome regions of prognostic value. Based on the SNPs in specified genes, a more accurate prognosis for breast cancer may be provided.
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About 70% to 80% of breast cancers express estrogen receptor-α (ERα), and estrogens play important roles in the development and growth of hormone-dependent tumors. Together with lymph node metastasis, tumor size and histological grade, ER status is considered one of the prognostic factors in breast cancer, and an indicator for hormonal treatment. 147 genes and 112 genes with significant P-value and having significant differential expression between ER+ and ER− tumors were identified from the LCM data set and bulk tissue data set, respectively. 61 genes were found to be common in both data sets, while 85 genes were unique to the LCM data set and 51 genes were present only in the bulk tumor data set. Pathway analysis with the 85 genes using Gene Ontology suggested that genes involved in endocytosis, ceramide generation, Ras/ERK/Ark cascade, and JAT-STAT pathway may play roles related to ER. The gene profiling with LCM-captured tumor cells provides a unique approach to characterize and study epithelial tumor cells and to gain an insight into signaling pathways associated with ER.
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A method for predicting with high specificity from RTPCR detected markers if a patent is likely to respond to docetaxel treatment is disclosed. RTPCR detects the presence of absence of certain mutations due to fusion events. Together, with other protein markers, additional stratification is possible to identify patents suited for docetaxel therapy as opposed to for alternative treatments.
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A method of providing predicting relapse of breast cancer in bone is conducted by analyzing the expression of a group of genes. Gene expression profiles in a variety of medium such as microarrays are included as are kits that contain them.
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The present invention is directed to a sensor device detecting movement of mouth or tongue associated with bruxism and/or sleep apnea. The present invention is also directed to a system for treating sleep apnea in a patient in need thereof, comprising a sensing component and a stimulation component, the sensing component comprising one or more wireless sensors for collecting one or more vital signs of the patient and/or tongue muscle movements of the patient, the sensing component being in wireless communication with a control system, and wherein the stimulation component comprises (i) an implantable body configured to deliver energy to one of a nerve or muscle, and (ii) a wearable appliance inductively coupled to the implanted body, the wearable portion configured to receive signals from the control system, wherein the sensing component comprises the sensor device of the present invention.
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A remote node for a wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network (WDM PON). The remote node comprises means for receiving uplink optical signals from one or more optical network units of the WDM PON; a broadband reflector for reflecting a self-seeding portion of the respective uplink optical signals to the respective uplink light sources; and wherein the reflector comprises a gain medium and is configured for receiving a pump optical signal from a central office of the WDM PON for amplifying the self seeding portion of the respective uplink optical signal.
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A method of providing a prognosis of breast cancer is conducted by analyzing the expression of a group of genes. Gene expression profiles in a variety of medium such as microarrays are included as are kits that contain them.