METHYLATION DETECTION IN THE GENOMIC REGION OF A RECEPTOR PROTEINTYROSINE PHOSPHATASE GAMMA GENE FOR DETECTION AND/OR DIAGNOSIS OF A TUMOUR

摘要

The invention discloses means and methods for detecting methylation of a CpG in a region of a receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase gamma gene in samples obtained from a relevant site of an individual. The means and methods can be used to determine whether said individual is suffering from a tumour.