Inventors:
Muneesh Tewari - Seattle WA, US
International Classification:
A61K 31/7088, G01N 33/50, C12Q 1/68, C40B 30/04, A61P 35/00
US Classification:
514 44 R, 436 94, 435 612, 506 9
Abstract:
Stable, extracellular microRNAs and methods for isolating and identifying such microRNAs from a body fluid are provided. The extracellular microRNAs isolated from a bodily fluid of a subject can be used to measure disease and provide sensitive, efficient, and non invasive methods for the detection of disease, including cancer. The extracellular microRNAs can be used to develop new therapeutics for the treatment of disease, including cancer. The examples illustrate diagnosis of prostate and ovarian cancer and differential expression of miR-100, miR-135b, miR-141, miR-148a, miR-200a, miR-200c, miR-210, miR-222, miR-375, miR-425-Sp and miR-429.