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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:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1997
Suzanne L. Topalian, Brookeville, MD (US);
W. Marston Linehan, Rockville, MD (US);
Robert K. Bright, Portland, OR (US);
Cathy D. Vocke, Germantown, MD (US);
Suzanne L. Topalian, Brookeville, MD (US);
W. Marston Linehan, Rockville, MD (US);
Robert K. Bright, Portland, OR (US);
Cathy D. Vocke, Germantown, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to immortalized, malignant, human, adult prostate epithelial cell lines or cell lines derived therefrom useful in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. More particularly, the present invention relates to cloned, immortalized, malignant, human, adult prostate epithelial cell lines and uses of these cell lines for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Furthermore, the present invention provides for the characterization of said cell lines through the analysis of specific chromosomal deletions.