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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2003
Applicants:
Frans Van Roy, Destelbergen, BE;
Steven Goossens, Ghent, BE;
Barbara Janssens, Ghent, BE;
Griet Vanpoucke, Merelbeke, BE;
Inventors:
Frans Van Roy, Destelbergen, BE;
Steven Goossens, Ghent, BE;
Barbara Janssens, Ghent, BE;
Griet Vanpoucke, Merelbeke, BE;
Assignee:
Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie VZW, Zwinjnaarde, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel α-catenin with a new, specific expression pattern in mainly heart and testis. The invention further relates to the use of this α-catenin in the prediction, diagnosis, and/or treatment of cadherin-catenin related diseases, in particular cardiomyopathies and male infertility.