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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. 05, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Garry M Marley, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Robert W Veltri, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Assignee:
UroCor, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-723 ; 435-724 ; 435-722 ; 435375 ; 435378 ; 435383 ; 435394 ; 436543 ;
Abstract
A method for selectively inducing expression of biomarkers for urologic cancers, including prostate and bladder cancer, is disclosed. Tumor cells are cultured using a low shear rotational three-dimensional technique under conditions effective to induce said selective expression. The method is useful for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.