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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:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Xiao-Feng Yang, Brookline, MA (US);
Georg F. Weber, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Harvey Cantor, Belmont, MA (US);
Assignee:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/512 ; C12N 1/563 ; C12N 1/00 ; C12N 5/10 ; C12P 2/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/512 ; C12N 1/563 ; C12N 1/00 ; C12N 5/10 ; C12P 2/102 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to BCL-x&ggr;, a novel isoform of the BCL-x family of proteins which is predominantly expressed in T-lymphocytes and is associated with resistance to apoptosis. Both compositions of matter and methods are described which are useful in the treatment or prevention of immune system disorders.