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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wen-Hwa Lee, San Diego, CA (US);
Eva Y-H Lee, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ;
Abstract
This invention relates in general to a genetic control of retinoblastoma and regulation of carcinogenicity. In particular this invention relates to the cloning, isolation, identification and sequencing of the retinoblastoma gene. The invention also relates to the method of use of the cloned retinoblastoma gene cDNA as a tool for diagnosing retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma and fibrosarcoma. Finally, the invention relates to the control and regulatory mechanisms and functions of the retinoblastoma gene in the oncogenesis.