Patent 7713693 was granted and assigned to University of Louisiana at Monroe on May, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Disclosed are nucleic acid and amino acid sequences encoded by a novel Neuroendocrine-like marker (NELM) and diagnostic techniques for the detection of human prostate cancer utilizing such nucleic acid and amino acid sequences. Genetic probes and methods useful in monitoring the progression, diagnosis, and response to therapy of prostate cancer, as well as identifying compounds that promote prostate cancer are described.