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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:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott E Kern, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Stephan A Hahn, Wilten, DE;
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; C07K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-71 ; 435810 ; 536 235 ; 530350 ; 5303888 ; 5303897 ; 530828 ;
Abstract
Polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences encoding a novel tumor suppressor gene, DPC4, are provided. Also included is a method for detecting a cell proliferative disorder associated with DPC4. DPC4 is a marker which can be used diagnostically, prognostically and therapeutically over the course of disorders associated with DPC4.