Inventors:
Elvio G. Silva - Houston TX, US
Cristina Fente Sampayo - Lugo, ES
Assignee:
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM - Austin TX
International Classification:
G01N 33/68, A61B 10/02, A61B 5/055, A61B 8/12, A61B 6/03
US Classification:
600411, 436 86, 436 87, 530324, 600437, 600427, 600562
Abstract:
Methods for identifying patients with ovarian neoplasms are provided herein comprising performing an assay step of detecting a metabolite in a serum sample of a patient where the metabolite is probably not produced by a tumor but could induce the development of a tumor, and the presence of the metabolite being indicative of an increased likelihood that the patient has ovarian cancer,