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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TW;
Inventor:
Jiunn-Chang Lin, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/58 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6886 (2018.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/58 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); G01N 33/57438 (2013.01); G01N 2333/904 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a novel use of HSD3B1 in disease diagnosis. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the mRNA or protein level of HSD3B1 may serve as an indicator for diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma. Also disclosed herein are methods for treating hepatocellular carcinoma by use of HSD3B1 inhibitor.