PHOSPHOINOSITIDE 3-KINASE ASSAYS IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS


Year of Award:
2002
Status:
Complete
Award Type:
R44
Project Number:
CA081835
RFA Number:
PAR-01-105
Technology Track:
Molecular & Cellular Analysis Technologies
PI/Project Leader:
DREES, BETH E
Other PI or Project Leader:
N/A
Institution:
ECHELON BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Phosphoinositides are key lipid second messengers in cellular signaling. No approved diagnostics evaluate lipids as markers for cancer, but analysis of lipids in addition to protein and DNA may enhance overall accuracy of diagnosis and simultaneously sugg