Biomarker associated with risk of melanoma reoccurrence
摘要
<p>The present invention provides a method of predicting the risk of reoccurrence of melanoma in a patient from whom melanoma tissue was previously removed which comprises the following: a. obtaining a RNA-containing sample of the previously removed melanoma tissue containing RNA from the patient; b. treating the sample to determine from the RNA contained in the sample the level of expression of a plurality of preselected genes; and c. comparing the level of expression of each gene of the plurality of pre-selected genes to a predetermined reference level of expression for each such gene; wherein a higher level of expression of the plurality of pre- selected genes in the sample as compared with the predetermined reference level of expression of such genes indicates that the patient has a reduced risk of reoccurrence of melanoma.</p>
