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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. 19, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W Russell, Dallas, TX (US);
Anice E Thigpen, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Urocor, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12P / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 435 911 ; 435 912 ; 536 221 ; 536 231 ; 536 232 ; 536 2432 ; 536 2433 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are diagnostic techniques for the detection of human prostate cancer. Genetic probes and methods useful in monitoring the progression and diagnosis of prostate cancer are described. The invention relates particularly to probes and methods for evaluating the presence of RNA species that are differentially expressed in prostate cancer compared to normal human prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia.