| 发明名称 | Methods for detecting risk of fatal prostate cancer using serum calcium | ||
| 摘要 | A method of screening for increased risk of fatal prostate cancer in a subject comprises providing a blood sample collected from the subject, and then detecting the presence or absence of an increased level of serum calcium in the sample. An increased level of serum calcium indicates the subject is at increased risk of fatal prostate cancer. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8871458(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2014.10.28 |
| 申请号 | US200912644209 | 申请日期 | 2009.12.22 |
| 申请人 | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 发明人 | Schwartz Gary G.;Skinner Halcyon G. |
| 分类号 | G01N33/84;G01N33/574;G01J3/42;G01J3/46 | 主分类号 | G01N33/84 |
| 代理机构 | Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A. | 代理人 | Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A. |
| 主权项 | 1. A method of screening for increased risk of developing fatal prostate cancer in a human male subject in need thereof, comprising: providing a blood sample collected from said subject; and detecting the presence or absence of an increased level of serum calcium in said sample, an increased level of serum calcium indicating said subject is at increased risk of fatal prostate cancer; wherein said serum calcium is total serum calcium and said increased level is greater than 2.3 mmol/L, and said detecting step is carried out by absorption spectrometry. | ||
| 地址 | Winston-Salem NC US | ||