Patent Issued for Compositions and methods for diagnosing breast cancer (USPTO 12130290).

A patent has been issued to Trustees of Tufts College for compositions and methods for diagnosing breast cancer. The patent focuses on detecting breast cancer using biomarkers such as CA 15-3, CA 19-9, CDKN2D, CYR61, ER alpha, HER2, PR, and VEGF. The invention provides compositions and methods for detecting breast cancer in a sample of a subject, aiming to improve early detection methods beyond current approaches like mammography. The patent inventors are Baig, Shazia, Schubert, Stephanie, and Walt, David R. [Extracted from the article]