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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1999
Raju S. K. Chaganti, New York, NY (US);
Vadim Dyomin, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Riccardo Dalla-Favera, New York, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
This invention provides an isolated nucleic acid which encodes bcl-8. This invention also provides an oligonucleotide of at least 15 nucleotides capable of specifically hybridizing with a sequence of nucleotides within a nucleic acid which encodes bcl-8. Further, this invention provides an agent capable of blocking the expression of BCL-8. This invention also provides various methods of determining whether a subject is afflicted with diffuse large cell lymphoma. This invention further provides a method of determining whether a subject has a predisposition for diffuse large cell lymphoma. This invention further provides various methods of treating a subject afflicted with diffuse large cell lymphoma. This invention also provides various methods of preventing diffuse large cell lymphoma in a subject. This invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions for treating and/or preventing diffuse large cell lymphoma.