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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mukta M Webber, Eagle, MI (US);
Johng S Rhim, Potomac, MD (US);
Assignees:
Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health, , US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 435 29 ;
Abstract
Immortalized non-tumorigenic or tumorigenic human prostatic epithelial and fibroblast cell lines and derivatives thereof, containing DNA of a hybrid virus between adenovirus 12 and simian virus 40. The cell lines are useful for research on causes, treatment and prevention of prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, male infertility, birth defects, aging and assessment of environmental toxic agents.