PRIMERS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF DISSEMINATED TUMOR CELLS

摘要

The present invention relates to primers that specifically hybridize to nucleic acid molecules complementary to the messenger RNA transcribed from genes encoding MAGE tumor-specific antigens or a part thereof or to a complementary strand thereof encoding MAGE tumor specific antigens as well as to diagnostic compositions comprising said antigens. The present invention further relates to methods for detecting disseminated tumor cells employing the primers of the invention as well as methods for preparing a tumor adjuvant vaccine.