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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert B Dickson, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Yuenian E Shi, Roslyn Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
Georgetown University, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435219 ; 435188 ; 435226 ; 424 941 ; 424 9467 ;
Abstract
An 80 kDa metaloproteinase is found in hormone-dependent human breast cancer cells. The enzyme is active in the presence of calcium, manganese, or magnesium ions. The 80 kDa proteinase is useful for evaluating therapeutic progress and in formulating plans for treatment.