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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. 23, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey T. Holt, Brentwood, TN (US);
Roy A. Jensen, Franklin, TN (US);
Mary-Claire King, Seattle, WA (US);
Mitchell S. Steiner, Germantown, TN (US);
Cheryl L. Robinson-Benion, Nashville, TN (US);
Marilyn E. Thompson, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/800 ; C12N 1/563 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/800 ; C12N 1/563 ;
Abstract
Therapeutic methods for the treatment of prostate cancer are described. The methods include a gene therapy method for prostate cancer using the BRCA family of genes, including the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The BRCA family of gene products inhibit the growth and tumorigenesis of prostate cancer cells. Therapeutic methods using the BRCA family of gene products are also described.