All The Claims

1. A method, comprising:
receiving user information and a user agnostic identifier;
providing an access element configured to provide access to content from a content provider based on the user information and the user agnostic identifier;
receiving, from the content provider, a notification indicative of a user interaction with the content based on a user accessing the content; and
tracking user behavior based on at least one of the user information, the user agnostic identifier, the access element, and the notification.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user agnostic identifier is associated with a marketing campaign.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the user information and the user agnostic identifier is based on at least one of a user interaction with an interface element, a user login, and user tracking data.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interaction comprises at least one of an interaction with a playback control associated with the content, sharing the content, favoriting the content, bookmarking the content, commenting on the content, reviewing the content, ranking the content, and an interaction ending access to the content.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking user behavior comprises generating an event history associated with the user information and the user agnostic identifier.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining timing information indicative of at least one of the user interaction and a request for content resulting in the receiving of the user information and the user agnostic identifier, wherein at least one of, the access element is provided based on the timing information and the notification comprises the timing information.
7. A method, comprising:
receiving user information and a user agnostic identifier;
providing an access element for content based on the user information and the user agnostic identifier;
receiving an interaction with the content; and
providing a notification of the interaction.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the user agnostic identifier is associated with a marketing campaign.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising accessing information indicative of the marketing campaign, wherein the information indicative of the marketing campaign is based on the notification.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the user information and the user agnostic identifier is based on at least one of a user interaction with an interface element, a user login, and user tracking data.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the interface element is provided on a social media feed.
12. The method of claim 7, wherein the interaction with the content comprises at least one of an interaction with a playback control associated with the content, sharing the content, favoriting the content, bookmarking the content, commenting on the content, reviewing the content, ranking the content, and an interaction ending access to the content.
13. The method of claim 7, wherein the interaction with the content is an interaction with an advertisement provided with the content.
14. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining timing information indicative of at least one of the interaction and a request for content resulting in the receiving of the user information and the user agnostic identifier, and wherein at least one of, the content is selected based on the timing information and the notification comprises the timing information.
15. A method, comprising:
receiving a plurality of requests for content from a plurality of users based on an interface element configured to provide a user agnostic identifier and user information;
providing a first access element to a first portion of the plurality of users to access the content from a first content provider,
providing a second access element to a second portion of the plurality of users to access the content from a second content provider; and
receiving a plurality of notifications indicative of user interactions with the content from at least one of the first content provider and the second content provider.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the user agnostic identifier is associated with a marketing campaign.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing access to information indicative of the marketing campaign, wherein the information is based on at least a portion of the plurality of notifications.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the user interactions comprise at least one of an interaction with a playback control associated with the content, sharing the content, favoriting the content, bookmarking the content, commenting on the content, reviewing the content, ranking the content, and an interaction ending access to the content.
19. The method of claim 15, further comprising tracking user behavior based on the plurality of notifications.
20. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining timing information indicative of at least one of a user interaction and a request for content, and wherein at least one of, the first access element is provided based on the timing information and a notification comprises the timing information.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An ion transport device, comprising:
one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses electrically coupled to a first electrode that comprises a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes that in combination with said one or more electro-dynamic focusing or electro-static lenses, define an ion channel along which ions may be directed;
an ion transfer device having an outlet end configured so that said outlet end is moveably positioned between a flush position with the front surface of the first of said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses and before the back surface of a desired said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses; and
an oscillatory voltage source configured to apply oscillatory voltages to at least a portion of said one or more electro-dynamic lenses and said plurality of electrodes or a DC voltage source configured to apply a DC voltage to at least a portion of said one or more electro-static lenses, said one or more electro-static lenses being coupled to said plurality of electrodes having applied oscillatory voltages;
wherein at least one of (i) the spacing between adjacent electrodes, and (ii) the amplitude of the applied oscillatory voltages of said plurality of electrodes increases in the direction of ion travel.
2. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein an RF is applied to said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses equal in amplitude and frequency but out of phase with respect to the first electrode of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes.
3. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein an RF is applied to said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses equal in amplitude and frequency but in-phase with respect to the first electrode of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes.
4. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein a frequency applied to said first electrode of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes is of a different frequency applied to said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses.
5. The ion transport device of claim 4, wherein said different frequency is twice the frequency.
6. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein a DC is applied to said one or more electro-static lenses having a fixed DC voltage that is related to the peak RF amplitude applied to said first lens of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes encountered along the longitudinal direction.
7. The ion transport device of claim 6, wherein said outlet end of said ion transfer device is moveably positioned before the front surface of the first of said one or more electro-static focusing lenses.
8. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses comprises a plurality of electro-dynamic focusing lenses having a same phase relationship.
9. The ion transport device of claim 8, wherein said same phase relationship is provided by a physical coupling.
10. The ion transport device of claim 8, wherein said same phase relationship is provided by a capacitive coupling.
11. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses or said one or more electro-static lenses comprises a single electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lens having a thickness from about 0.6 mm up to about 8.0 mm.
12. The ion transport device of claim 1 wherein each of said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses comprises a thickness from about 0.5 mm up to about 1.0 mm with said one or more electro-dynamic lenses or one or more electro-static lenses providing a collective length of up to about 8 mm.
13. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein said ion transfer device comprises a lateral andor angular offset with respect to the center of said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses.
14. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein the oscillatory voltage source is a radio-frequency (RF) voltage source.
15. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein the amplitude of the applied oscillatory voltages to said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes increases in the direction of travel.
16. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes comprises a first set of electrodes arranged in an interleaved relation with a plurality of a second set electrodes, wherein the oscillatory voltage applied to said first set of electrodes is opposite in phase to the oscillatory voltage applied to said second set of electrodes.
17. The transport device of claim 1, wherein the apertures of said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses and said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes define at least one ion channel selected from: a substantially straight ion channel, an S-shaped ion channel, and an arcuate ion channel.
18. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein the spacing between adjacent electrodes of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes increases in the direction of ion travel.
19. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein said ion transfer device comprises at least one elongated capillary for carrying ions from the ion source.
20. The ion transport device of claim 1, wherein said ion transfer device comprises at least one elongated capillary for carrying ions from the ion source having an outlet end adapted to a position before said one or more electro-static lenses.
21. The ion transport device of claim 19, wherein said at least one elongated capillary comprises multiple ion flow channels.
22. The ion transport device of claim 19, wherein said at least one elongated capillary defines at an outlet end, a flow axis being angled andor laterally offset with respect to the central longitudinal axis of said ion transport device.
23. A mass spectrometer, comprising:
an ion source;
a mass analyzer; and
an ion transport device located intermediate in an ion path between the ion source and the mass analyzer, the ion transport device further comprising:
one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses electrically coupled to a first electrode that comprises a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes that in combination with said one or more electro-dynamic focusing or electro-static lenses, define an ion channel along which ions may be directed;
an ion transfer device having an outlet end configured so that said outlet end is moveably positioned between a flush position with the front surface of the first of said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses and before the back surface of a desired said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses; and
an oscillatory voltage source configured to apply oscillatory voltages to at least a portion of said one or more electro-dynamic lenses and said plurality of electrodes or a DC voltage source configured to apply a DC voltage to at least a portion of said one or more electro-static lenses, said one or more electro-static lenses being coupled to said plurality of electrodes having applied oscillatory voltages;
wherein at least one of (i) the spacing between adjacent electrodes, and (ii) the amplitude of the applied oscillatory voltages of said plurality of electrodes increases in the direction of ion travel.
24. The mass spectrometer, of claim 23, wherein an RF is applied to said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses equal in amplitude and frequency but out of phase with respect to the first electrode of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes.
25. The mass spectrometer, of claim 23, wherein an RF is applied to said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses equal in amplitude and frequency but in-phase with respect to the first electrode of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes.
26. The mass spectrometer, of claim 23, wherein a frequency applied to said first electrode of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes is of a different frequency applied to said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses.
27. The mass spectrometer, of claim 26, wherein said different frequency is twice the frequency.
28. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein a DC is applied to said one or more electro-static lenses having a fixed DC voltage that is related to the peak RF amplitude applied to said first lens of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes encountered along the longitudinal direction.
29. The mass spectrometer of claim 28, wherein said outlet end of said ion transfer device is moveably positioned before the front surface of the first of said one or more electro-static focusing lenses.
30. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses comprises a plurality of electro-dynamic focusing having a same phase relationship.
31. The mass spectrometer of claim 30, wherein said same phase relationship is provided by a physical coupling.
32. The mass spectrometer, of claim 30, wherein said same phase relationship is provided by a capacitive coupling.
33. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses comprises a single ion optic focusing lens having a thickness from about 0.6 mm up to about 8.0 mm.
34. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein each of said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses comprises a thickness from about 0.5 mm up to about 1.0 mm with said one or more electro-dynamic lenses providing a collective length of up to about 8 mm.
35. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein said ion transfer device comprises a lateral andor angular offset with respect to the center of said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses.
36. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein the oscillatory voltage source is a radio-frequency (RF) voltage source.
37. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein the amplitude of the applied oscillatory voltages to said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes increases in the direction of travel.
38. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes comprises a first set of electrodes arranged in an interleaved relation with a plurality of a second set electrodes, wherein the oscillatory voltage applied to said first set of electrodes is opposite in phase to the oscillatory voltage applied to said second set of electrodes.
39. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein the apertures of said one or more electro-dynamic or electro-static focusing lenses and said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes define at least one ion channel selected from: a substantially straight ion channel, an Shaped ion channel, and an arcuate ion channel.
40. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein the spacing between adjacent electrodes of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes increases in the direction of ion travel.
41. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein said ion transfer device comprises at least one elongated capillary for carrying ions from the ion source adapted to a position within said one or more electro-dynamic.
42. The mass spectrometer of claim 23, wherein said ion transfer device comprises at least one elongated capillary for carrying ions from the ion source having an outlet end adapted to a position before said one or more electro-static lenses.
43. The mass spectrometer of claim 41, wherein said at least one elongated capillary comprises multiple ion flow channels.
44. The mass spectrometer of claim 41, wherein said at least one elongated capillary defines at an outlet end, a flow axis being angled andor laterally offset with respect to the central longitudinal axis of said ion transport device.
45. A method for transporting and focusing ions within a low vacuum or atmospheric pressure region of a mass spectrometer, comprising:
providing one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses electrically coupled to a first electrode that comprises a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes that in combination with said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses, define an ion channel along which ions may be directed;
positioning an outlet end of an ion transfer device between a flush position with the front surface of the first of said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses and before the back surface of a desired said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses;
applying oscillatory voltages to said one or more electro-dynamic focusing lenses and said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes to generate an electric field that radially confines ions within the ion channel; and
increasing the radial electric field penetration in the direction of ion travel.
46. A method for transporting and focusing ions within a low vacuum or atmospheric pressure region of a mass spectrometer, comprising:
providing one or more electro-static lenses electrically coupled to a first electrode that comprises a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes that in combination with said one or more electro-static focusing lenses, define an ion channel along which ions may be directed;
positioning an outlet end of an ion transfer device between a flush position with the front surface of the first of said one or more electro-static focusing lenses and before the back surface of a desired said one or more electro-static focusing lenses;
applying RF oscillatory voltages to said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes;
applying a DC voltage to said one or more electro-static focusing lenses having a fixed DC voltage that is related to the peak RF amplitude applied to said first lens of said plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes and thus generate an electric field that radially confines ions within the ion channel; and
increasing the radial electric field penetration in the direction of ion travel.

What is claimed is:

1. A method for providing account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services in a wireless packet data network, comprising operations of:
detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events;
responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to the given subscriber station via the network.
2. The method of claim 1, where the operation of detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events comprises one or more components of the network sensing occurrence of one or more of the following events:
the given subscriber station’s account balance falling below a network-specified threshold;
the given subscriber station’s account balance falling below a subscriber station-specified threshold;
receipt of an account balance query from the given subscriber station;
receipt of an account balance query from a component of the network;
replenishment of the given subscriber station’s account balance;
arrival of a scheduled account balance notification time.
3. The method of claim 1, the sending operation comprising:
relaying the balance notification to the given subscriber station via the network utilizing network-architecture-specific signaling.
4. The method of claim 1, where:
the wireless packet data network includes at least one prepaid server, at least one prepaid client, at least one packet control function module, and at least one base station controller;
the sending operation comprises:
the prepaid server sending data representative of the balance notification to the prepaid client utilizing authentication-authorization-accounting (AAA) protocol;
the prepaid client sending data representative of the balance notification to the packet control function module utilizing A11 protocol;
the packet control function module sending data representative of the balance notification to the base station controller utilizing A11 protocol;
the base station controller sending data representative of the balance notification to the given subscriber station utilizing a prescribed over-the-air (OTA) protocol.
5. The method of claim 1, the sending operation comprising:
utilizing short message service (SMS) communications to relay the balance notification to the given subscriber station.
6. The method of claim 1, the sending operation comprising:
transmitting the balance notification to an internet protocol (IP) address of the given subscriber station.
7. The method of claim 6, where:
the operations further comprise, prior to the transmitting operation, querying at least one prescribed entity to obtain the IP address of the given subscriber station.
8. The method of claim 1, where the operations further comprise:
the given subscriber station submitting a balance query to a prepaid server;
the operation of detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events includes the prepaid server sensing receipt of the balance query.
9. The method of claim 8, where:
the submitting operation comprises the given subscriber station sending a balance query to a prepaid server utilizing one of the following communication modes: network-architecture-specific signaling, short message service (SMS), applicationinternet protocol (IP) messaging.
10. The method of claim 1, where the operations further comprise:
a prepaid client submitting a balance query to a prepaid server on behalf of the given subscriber station;
the operation of detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events includes the prepaid server sensing receipt of the balance query.
11. A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital data processor to perform operations of providing account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services in a wireless packet data network, the operations comprising:
detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events;
responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to the given subscriber station via the network.
12. The medium of claim 11, where the operation of detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events comprises one or more components of the network sensing occurrence of one or more of the following events:
the given subscriber station’s account balance falling below a network-specified threshold;
the given subscriber station’s account balance falling below a subscriber station-specified threshold;
receipt of an account balance query from the given subscriber station;
receipt of an account balance query from a component of the network;
replenishment of the given subscriber station’s account balance;
arrival of a scheduled account balance notification time.
13. The medium of claim 11, the sending operation comprising:
transmitting the balance notification to the network for delivery to the given subscriber station utilizing network-architecture-specific signaling.
14. The medium of claim 11, the sending operation comprising:
transmitting the balance notification to the network for delivery to the given subscriber station utilizing short message service (SMS) communications.
15. The medium of claim 11, the sending operation comprising:
transmitting the balance notification to an internet protocol (IP) address of the given subscriber station.
16. The medium of claim 15, where:
the operations further comprise, prior to the transmitting operation, querying at least one prescribed entity to obtain the IP address of the given subscriber station.
17. The medium of claim 11, where:
one of the predefined trigger events comprising receiving a balance query;
the receiving operation comprising receiving the balance query via one of the following communication modes: network-architecture-specific signaling, short message service (SMS), applicationinternet (IP) protocol messaging.
18. Circuitry including multiple interconnected electrically conductive elements configured to perform operations of providing account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services in a wireless packet data network, the operations comprising:
detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events;
responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to the given subscriber station via the network.
19. A prepaid server for use in providing account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services in a wireless packet data network, the prepaid server comprising:
a storage;
an inputoutput;
a digital data processing machine coupled to the storage and programmed to perform operations comprising:
detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events;
responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to the given subscriber station via the network.
20. A prepaid server for use in providing account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services in a wireless packet data network, the prepaid server comprising:
storage means;
means for inputoutput;
digital data processing means for performing operations comprising:
detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events;
responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to the given subscriber station via the network.
21. A communications network for providing prepaid wireless packet data services, comprising:
at least one prepaid packet data services client;
at least one base station controller;
at least one component to manage packet data communications between the prepaid client and base station controller;
a prepaid server, programmed to perform operations to provide account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services, the operations comprising:
detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events;
responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to the given subscriber station via the network.
22. The network of claim 21, where the prepaid server comprises part of a home authentication-authorization-accounting (AAA) component.
23. The network of claim 21, where the network includes a home authentication-authorization-accounting (AAA) component, and the prepaid server is externally coupled to the home AAA component.
24. The network of claim 21, where the network exhibiting one of the architectures: CDMA-2000, W-CDMA, GPRS.
25. A communications network for providing prepaid wireless packet data services, comprising:
at least one prepaid packet data services client;
at least one base station controller;
means for managing packet data communications between the prepaid client and base station controller;
prepaid server means for providing account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services by: performing operations comprising:
detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events;
responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to the given subscriber station via the network.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for detecting a mutation associated with neoplasia in a canine, said method comprising detecting a sequence comprising a G to A substitution at position 2896 of a gene encoding the Met receptor tyrosine kinase in a biological sample from the canine.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said canine is domesticated canine.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said domesticated canine is a Rottweiler.
4. The method of claim, wherein the sequence comprises the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 or a complement thereof.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sequence is detected by
(a) specifically amplifying a nucleic acid comprising the sequence in the biological sample, thereby amplifying nucleic acids comprising the mutation; and
(b) detecting the amplified nucleic acids, thereby detecting the mutation.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the nucleic acids are specifically amplified using primers comprising the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the mutation is detected by contacting the amplified nucleic acids with a restriction enzyme.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the restriction enzyme is Dde I.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein the amplified nucleic acids are detected by sequencing.
10. A kit for detecting a mutation associated with neoplasia, said kit comprising:
(a) an isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence provided in SEQ ID NO:1 or a complement thereof; and
(b) primers that specifically amplify the sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 1 or a complement thereof.
11. The kit of claim 10, wherein the primers comprise the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4.
12. The kit of claim 11, further comprising a restriction enzyme.
13. The kit of claim 12, wherein the restriction enzyme is Dde I.
14. A method for detecting a mutation associated with neoplasia in a canine, said method comprising detecting a sequence comprising a G to A substitution at position 1630 of a gene encoding the Met receptor tyrosine kinase in a biological sample from the canine.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein said canine is domesticated canine.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein said domesticated canine is a Rottweiler.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the sequence comprises the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 or a complement
18. The method of claim 14, wherein the sequence is detected by
(a) specifically amplifying a nucleic acid comprising the sequence in the biological sample, thereby amplifying nucleic acids comprising the mutation; and
(b) detecting the amplified nucleic acids, thereby detecting the mutation.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the nucleic acids are specifically amplified using primers comprising the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOS: 5 and 6.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein the amplified nucleic acids are detected by sequencing.
21. A kit for detecting a mutation associated with neoplasia, said kit comprising:
(a) an isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence provided in SEQ ID NO:2 or a complement thereof; and
(b) primers that specifically amplify the sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 2 or a complement thereof.
22. The kit of claim 21, wherein the primers comprise the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOS: 5 and 6.
23. An isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence provided in SEQ ID NOS:1, 2, or a complement thereof.
24. An isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence provided in SEQ ID NOS: 3, 4, 5, or 6.
25. An expression vector comprising a polynucleotide of claim 23, operably linked to an expression control sequence.
26. A host cell comprising an expression vector according to claim 25.
27. The host cell of claim 26, wherein the cell is a mammalian cell.
28. An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence encoded by a polynucleotide of claim 23.
29. An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 7.
30. An isolated polynucleotide capable of distinguishing between the sequence provided in SEQ ID NO:1 or a complement thereof and a nucleic acid encoding a wild type Met receptor tyrosine kinase protein.
31. An isolated polynucleotide capable of distinguishing between the sequence provided in SEQ ID NO:2 or a complement thereof and a nucleic acid encoding a wild type Met receptor tyrosine kinase protein.