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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Usha Kasid, Rockville, MD (US);
Deepak Kumar, Arlington, VA (US);
Imran Ahmad, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Georgetown University, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gene that is a modulator of tumor growth and metastasis in certain cancer types is provided. SCC-112 (about 150 kDa) and/or a mutant form of SCC-112 (about 65 kDa) is a tumor suppressor molecule. This gene and corresponding polypeptide have diagnostic and therapeutic application for detecting and treating cancers that involve expression of SCC-112 such as breast and kidney cancers.