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Low molecular weight (LMW) peptides have been discovered that are indicative of colorectal cancer. Evaluating patient samples for the presence of such LMW peptides is an effective means of detecting colorectal cancer and monitoring the progression of the disease. The LMW peptides are particularly useful in detecting colorectal cancer during its early stages.
Abstract:
Low molecular weight (LMW) peptides have been discovered that are indicative of colorectal cancer. Evaluating patient samples for the presence of such LMW peptides is an effective means of detecting colorectal cancer and monitoring the progression of the disease. The LMW peptides are particularly useful in detecting colorectal cancer during its early stages.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the analysis and monitoring of ocular fluids for determining the physiological state of an organism, to monitor drug efficacy and dynamics, for early disease detection, as well as to certain molecular markers and fingerprints of identified molecules or molecule fragments in such analysis.
Abstract:
The current invention is a capture-particle comprising: a) a molecular sieve portion; and b) an analyte binding portion; wherein the molecular sieve portion, analyte binding portion or both further comprise a cross-linked region having modified porosity. Capture particles wherein the molecular sieve portion, analyte binding portion or both comprise pore dimensions sufficient to exclude molecules larger than about 60 kDa. These particles are useful in purification and diagnostic methods. Kits comprising the capture particles are also described.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing abnormal conditions subjects, with the methods comprising determining the levels of a biomarker in a sample the subject, where the biomarker is selected from the group consisting of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a peptide having a mass:charge ratio of about 771.88 daltons. The levels of biomarker in the test subject are then compared to normal levels of the biomarker. Any differences between the levels of the biomarker in the test subject and normal levels are indicative of the presence of an abnormal condition in said subject.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及诊断异常病症受试者的方法,其方法包括确定受试者样品中生物标志物的水平,其中生物标志物选自包含至少80%相同的氨基酸序列的肽 与SEQ ID NO:1的氨基酸序列和质量:充电比为约771.88道尔顿的肽。 然后将测试受试者中的生物标记物的水平与生物标志物的正常水平进行比较。 测试对象中生物标志物水平和正常水平之间的任何差异都表明所述受试者存在异常状况。
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A well-controlled serum study set ( n = 248) from women being followed and evaluated for the presence of ovarian cancer was used to extend serum proteomic pattern analysis to a higher resolution mass spectrometer instrument platform to explore the existence of multiple distinct highly accurate diagnostic sets of features present in the same mass spectrum. Multiple highly accurate diagnostic proteomic feature sets exist within human sera mass spectra. Using high-resolution mass spectral data, at least 56 different patterns were discovered that achieve greater than 85 % sensitivity and specificity in testing and validation. Four of those feature sets exhibited 100 % sensitivity and specificity in blinded validation. The sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic models generated from high-resolution mass spectral data were superior ( P
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Methods of selecting a treatment for a patient with multiple myeloma are provided. Prior to commencing a treatment regime, bone marrow aspirates are isolated from a patient and incubated with one or more candidate therapeutics. The methods identify the therapy or combination of therapies most likely to yield the best results for a particular individual. In addition to improving clinical outcome, such theranostic evaluations dramatically reduce health care costs, by avoiding ineffective therapies. Screening assays for identifying treatments for multiple myeloma also are provided.
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This invention relates, e.g., to a composition that, at room temperature, when contacted with a sample comprising phosphoproteins, can fix and stabilize cellular phosphoproteins, preserve cellular morphology, and allow the sample to be frozen to generate a cryostat frozen section suitable for molecular analysis. The composition comprises ( 1 ) a fixative that is effective to fix the phosphoproteins, and that has a sufficient water content to be soluble for a stabilizer and/or a permeability enhancing agent); (2) a stabilizer, comprising (a) a kinase inhibitor and (b) a phosphatase inhibitor and, optionally, (c) a protease (e.g., proteinase) inhibitor; and (3) a permeability enhancing agent (e.g. PEG). Methods are described for preserving phosphoproteins, using such a composition. Also described are endogenous surrogate markers for monitoring protein degradation, including the loss of posttranslational modifications (such as phosphorylation), e.g. the following removal of a cell or tissue from a subject; and exogenous molecular sentinels (e.g. phosphoproteins attached to magnetic nanoparticles) that allow one to evaluate the processing history of a cellular or tissue population sample.
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This invention relates, e.g., to a method for predicting the response of a subject having, or at risk of developing, breast cancer to Tamoxifen therapy. The method comprises measuring the amount of phosphorylation at residues S70 of Bcl-2, Y992 of EGFR, and/or Y527 of Src in a suitable sample from the subject, wherein a statistically significantly elevated level of phosphorylation at one or more of the three residues compared to a baseline value indicates that the subject is likely to be responsive to Tamoxifen therapy.
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The invention provides methods and materials for identifying agents for preventing and/or treating anthrax and similar diseases. Embodiments provide strains and model systems for studying non-lethal and lethal exposure to anthrax and similar disease vectors. Embodiments provide materials and methods for using the strains and model systems for differential profiling, such as proteomic profiling, such as differentiation phosphorylation profiling, to target identification and therapeutics discovery and development. Embodiments provide pharmaceutically acceptable compositions, and methods for using them to prevent and/or treat anthrax and similar diseases comprising an agent that decreases the activity of caspase 1/4, such as YVAD, and/or an agent that increases the phosphorylation of AKT, such as IB-MECA or Cl-IB-MECA, together with, in particular embodiments, an antibiotic, such as ciprofloxacin. Kits comprising the same are provided as well, among other things.