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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. 18, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Meng Yang, San Diego, CA (US);
Eugene Baranov, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/800 ; A61K 4/900 ; A01N 6/300 ; C12N 1/563 ; C12N 1/585 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/800 ; A61K 4/900 ; A01N 6/300 ; C12N 1/563 ; C12N 1/585 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to the whole-body external optical imaging of gene expression. Specifically, methods for whole-body external optical imaging of gene expression and methods for evaluating a candidate protocol or drug for treating diseases or disorders using a fluorophore operatively linked to the promoter of a gene and external optical imaging are provided herein. Methods to screen for substances or genes that regulate target promoters are also provided.