Method of diagnosing cancer using g-csf protein having a deletion of an amino acid sequence corresponding to exon 3 as a diagnostic cancer marker

Abstract

Disclosed are a method, a composition, a microarray, an antibody and a kit for diagnosis and prognosis of cancer, based on detection of deletion of the exon 3 region of G-CSF gene or levels of a mutated G-CSF protein having a deletion of an amino acid sequence corresponding to the exon 3 region, wherein the deletion of the exon 3 region of the G-CSF gene is used as a cancer biomarker.

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         14 . A method of diagnosing cancer comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a G-CSF protein sample from mammalian tissues or cells; and (b) detecting a deletion of an amino acid sequence corresponding to exon 3 of a G-CSF gene in said G-CSF protein sample.