METHOD OF IDENTIFYING LUNG CANCERS ASSOCIATED WITH ASBESTOS-EXPOSURE

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12161003

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The present invention is related to a method for assessing the presence of, or disposition to, an asbestos-related disorder in a subject. Particularly, the invention provides a method of identifying lung cancers associated with asbestos-exposure. The association is confirmed by the detection of allelic imbalance (AI) in at least one of the following chromosomal regions of lung cancer cells: 19p13.3-p13.1; 9q32-34.3; 2p21-p16.3; 16p13.3; 22q12.3-q13.1; and 5q35.3.

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LICENTIA LTDTUKHOLMANKATU 8 A HELSINKI FI-00290

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Anttila, Sisko Espoo, FI 1 0
Hollmen, Jaakko Espoo, FI 1 0
Knuutila, Sakari Espoo, FI 1 0
Nymark, Penny Helsinki, FI 1 0
Ruosaari, Salla Espoo, FI 1 0
Wikman-Kocher, Harriet Hamburg, DK 1 0

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