The present invention relates generally to methods and compositions for the identification of differential protein expression patterns and concomitantly the active genetic regions that are directly or indirectly involved in different tissue types, disease states, or other cellular differences desirable for diagnosis or for targets for drug therapy.

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5 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section C — Chemistry; metallurgy

C12Q1/68

USPC · US Patent Classification

435/6435/463435/320.1435/69.1

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20 Mar 2000

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 60/190678 00	20 Mar 2000
provisional	US 60/198722 00	20 Apr 2000
related publication	US 20010034028 A1	25 Oct 2001

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