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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Kevin T. Hogan, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Craig L. Slingluff, Jr., Charlottesville, VA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin T. Hogan, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Craig L. Slingluff, Jr., Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/63 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a newly discovered gene family with multiple isoforms, designated TAG-1, TAG-2a, TAG-2b, TAG-2c, and TAG-3, nucleic acid sequences encoding those proteins, and antibodies generated against said proteins. The genes, proteins, and peptides described herein may be used as diagnostic indicators of the presence of cancer and/or used in therapeutics to treat cancer.