Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosis of a brain tumor and for the estimation of a prognosis for patients having a brain tumor using the presence/absence of a particular IDH1 mutation as a marker.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 14, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 5, 2013
Assignee:
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Stiftung des Offentlichen Rechts and Ruprecht-Karls-Univeristat Heidelberg
Inventors:
Christian Hartmann, Andreas von Deimling, Hanswalter Zentgraf, David Capper, Guido Reifenberger, Michael Weller, Wolfgang Wick