| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to the finding of genes associated with the development of estrogen independent malignant cell growth, particularly of breast cancer cells. The invention provides assay methods for the diagnosis or prognosis of malignant cell growth, which method comprises measuring the expression of one or more of the BCAR1, BCAR2 or BCAR3 genes in a biological sample from a patient. Measurement may be by immunological techniques or by hybridisation with nucleic acids, utilising novel sequences and antibodies of the invention. |
