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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideharu Anazawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoko Kato, Machida, JP;
Hiroyuki Ishida, Shizuoka, JP;
Taisuke Nakata, Mishima, JP;
Shiro Akinaga, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/34 ; C12Q 1/68 ; C12N 5/10 ; C12N 1/555 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/34 ; C12Q 1/68 ; C12N 5/10 ; C12N 1/555 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of efficiently screening for steroid sulfatase activity-inhibiting compounds which are useful for the treatment of hormone-dependent diseases such as breast cancer, etc. by causing a test compound to act on cells carrying an introduced steroid sulfatase gene and estimating the inhibiting activity of the compound on the growth of the cells.