DETECTION METHODS FOR DISORDERS OF THE LUNG

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15439891

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The present invention is directed to prognostic and diagnostic methods to assess lung disease risk caused by airway pollutants by analyzing expression of one or more genes belonging to the airway transcriptome provided herein. Based on the finding of a so called “field defect” affecting the airways, the invention further provides a minimally invasive sample procurement method in combination with the gene expression-based tools for the diagnosis and prognosis of diseases of the lung, particularly diagnosis and prognosis of lung cancer.

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TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYONE SILBER WAY BOSTON MA 02215

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Brody, Jerome S Newton, US 23 188
Spira, Avrum Newton, US 33 222

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