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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:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew W. Shyjan, Nahant, MA (US);
Kyle J. MacBeth, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The expression of ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase is aberrent in cells that are resistant to treatment with chemical agents. Accordingly, the invention features methods for diagnosing and treating drug resistant cells (e.g., tumor cells) by examining and modulating the expression or activity of UCH