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Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2003
Applicants:

Usha Kasid, Rockville, MD (US);

Prafulla Gokhale, Oak Hill, VA (US);

Deepak Kumar, Arlington, VA (US);

Howard Boudreau, Washington, DC (US);

Imran Ahmad, Wadsworth, IL (US);

Anatoly Dritschilo, Bethesda, MD (US);

Aquilur Rahman, Potomac, MD (US);

Inventors:

Usha Kasid, Rockville, MD (US);

Prafulla Gokhale, Oak Hill, VA (US);

Deepak Kumar, Arlington, VA (US);

Howard Boudreau, Washington, DC (US);

Imran Ahmad, Wadsworth, IL (US);

Anatoly Dritschilo, Bethesda, MD (US);

Aquilur Rahman, Potomac, MD (US);

Assignee:

Georgetown University, Washington, DC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); 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. This gene and corresponding polypeptide have diagnostic and therapeutic application for detecting and treating cancers that involve expression of BRCC-3 such as breast cancer and lung cancer.


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