CPC C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01) [C12M 1/00 (2013.01); C12M 1/34 (2013.01); C12N 15/09 (2013.01); G01N 33/53 (2013.01); G01N 33/574 (2013.01); G01N 37/00 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/178 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims |
1. A method for detecting pancreatic cancer in a human subject, comprising:
(a) measuring an expression level of hsa-miR-4665-5p in a blood, serum or plasma sample from the subject:
(b) comparing the measured expression level of hsa-miR-4665-5p with a control expression level obtained from a healthy subject:
(c) detecting a decreased expression level of hsa-miR-4665-5p in the sample from the subject as compared to the control expression level,
wherein the decreased expression level of hsa-miR-4665-5p indicates that the subject has pancreatic cancer; and
(d) treating the subject for pancreatic cancer or performing a diagnostic procedure on the subject,
wherein the treatment comprises surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or a combination thereof, and
wherein the diagnostic procedure comprises abdominal ultrasonography, CT scanning, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, or endoscopic ultrasonography, or a combination thereof.
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