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Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000

Filed:

Dec. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Ira Pastan, Potomac, MD (US);

Kai Chang, Silver Spring, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C07H / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435325 ; 536 235 ; 536 231 ; 530350 ; 435 691 ; 435 693 ;
Abstract

This invention relates to the discovery of a differentiation antigen termed mesothelin which is associated with mesotheliomas and ovarian cancers. Mesothelin is about 69 kD in its full-length form. The invention includes uses for the amino acid and nucleic acid sequences for mesothelin, recombinant cells expressing it, methods for targeting and/or inhibiting the growth of cells bearing mesothelin, methods for detecting the antigen and its expression level as an indication of the presence of tumor cells, and kits for such detection.


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Pastan, Ira. (2000). Nucleic acid encoding mesothelin, a differentiation antigen present on (U.S. Patent No. 6153430). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6153430

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