Method for Distinguishing Follicular Thyroid Adenoma (FTA) from Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma (FTC)

Follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA) is distinguished from follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) by comparing amount of an expression product of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of DDIT3, ARG2, ITM1, C1orf24, TARSH, and ACO1 in a test follicular thyroid specimen to a normal control thyroid specimen. The test follicular thyroid specimen is identified as FTA if the amount of expression product of TARSH is equal to or greater in the test follicular thyroid specimen than in the normal control thyroid specimen. The test follicular thyroid specimen is identified as FTC if the amount of expression product of DDIT3, ARG2, ITM1, C1orf24, or ACO1 is greater in the test follicular thyroid specimen than in the normal control thyroid specimen.

Patents:
US 20,100,184,055

Inventor(s): RIGGINS GREGORY J [US]; CERRUTI JANETE M [BR]

Type of Offer: Licensing



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