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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2005
Applicant:
Suzie Chen, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Suzie Chen, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Rutgers, the State University, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 67/027 (2006.01); A01K 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides transgenic non-human animal models and cell lines which express a metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 in a melanocyte-specific manner and, as a result, exhibit a predisposition to the development of melanoma. The invention further teaches methods of using the transgenic animals and cell lines to identify therapeutic agents. Diagnostic methods for detecting a melanoma are also provided.