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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:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mukta M. Webber, Eagle, MI (US);
Johng S. Rhim, Potomac, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3574 ; G01N 3/353 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 5/02 ; C12N 5/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3574 ; G01N 3/353 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 5/02 ; C12N 5/08 ;
Abstract
Immortalized malignant human prostatic epithelial and fibroblast cell lines containing DNA of a human papillomavirus (HPV) and similar cell lines containing DNA of a human papillomavirus and an activated viral ras oncogene, such as v-Ki-ras. The cell lines are useful for research on drugs for treatment of prostatic cancer and other diseases. The cell lines are useful for research on causes, treatment and prevention of prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, male infertility, birth defects, aging and assessment of environmental toxic agents.