Abstract: The present invention comprises novel methods, systems, devices, and kits to detect cancer in a patient using HOXC6. Methods and systems are presented herein to (1) determine differential gene expression in cancer tissue (e.g. human epithelial ovarian cancer) using Exon microarray analysis and confirm select gens using qPCR; (2) to correlate transcriptional expression from part 1 with potential protein using IHC; and (3) to confirm specific proteins in sera by ELISA process. In some embodiments, a ELISA kit is provided. More specifically, the inventors developed a cancer screen test based on significant changes in HOXC6 protein in blood serum of ovarian cancer human subjects. Industry available standard protocols and reagents for the detection of HOXC6 in patient blood serum provided highly variable results that would be unsatisfactory for clinical diagnostic testing and screening.

Abstract: The present invention comprises novel methods, systems, devices, and kits to detect cancer in a patient using HOXC6. Methods and systems are presented herein to (1) determine differential gene expression in cancer tissue (e.g. human epithelial ovarian cancer) using Exon microarray analysis and confirm select gens using qPCR; (2) to correlate transcriptional expression from part 1 with potential protein using IHC; and (3) to confirm specific proteins in sera by ELISA process. In some embodiments, a ELISA kit is provided. More specifically, the inventors developed a cancer screen test based on significant changes in HOXC6 protein in blood serum of ovarian cancer human subjects. Industry available standard protocols and reagents for the detection of HOXC6 in patient blood serum provided highly variable results that would be unsatisfactory for clinical diagnostic testing and screening.

Abstract: An image processing system and method for an array of image data having a plurality of rows and columns, includes a plurality of serially connected processing elements. Each of the processing elements includes a data input and a data output, with the data output of an immediately preceding processing element being connected to the data input of an immediately succeeding processing element. Each processing element shifts image data from the data input thereof to the data output thereof to serially shift the array of image data through the processing elements. All processing elements have the same template control signals and other control signal lines. Each of the processing elements includes a Column Flag Select register which is used to demarcate the rows of the image data array. Each processing element also includes a Mask Processing Element register which allows a processing element to be bypassed if it is unneeded or is defective.