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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael R Kozlowski, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Karen R Prowse, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sy-shi Wang, Burlingame, CA (US);
Sharon Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Nam Woo Kim, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Richard Allsop, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Geron Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12Q / ; C07H / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 912 ; 435-6 ; 435174 ; 536 231 ; 536 243 ; 536 2433 ;
Abstract
Methods are provided for the determination of telomere length. These methods can be used for diagnosis of cancer and the staging of cancer, and diagnosis of senecesence in cells. Also, the instant methods can be used to determine stages of diseases such as atherosclerosis or HIV infection, and can be used to diagnose infertility.