Diagnosis of premalignant or malignant conditions of human secretory epithelia

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PATENT NO 5403717
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07989495

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A method for diagnostic or prognostic monitoring of premalignant or malignant conditions of human secretory epithelia, particularly colonic epithelia, by determining the extent of expression of a .beta.1-3N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase is described. Associated with the expression of a wide variety of carbohydrate antigens in adenocarcinomas is the induction of .beta.1-3N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase in epithelial cells. This enzyme is not found in normal, healthy adult colonic epithelial cells and thus indicates a novel and potentially sensitive method for screening the disease status of individuals.

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCHSEATTLE WA

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Holmes, Eric H Bothell, WA 21 312

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