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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Applicant:
Robert H. Getzenberg, Lutherville, MD (US);
Inventor:
Robert H. Getzenberg, Lutherville, MD (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Nuclear matrix proteins (NMP) which are characterized by a defined expression in tissue are provided. These NMPs are useful markers in diagnosing and monitoring the stage of malignancy of a cell and treating cell proliferative disorders associated with the NMP. Also provided are substantially purified polypeptides and polynucleotide sequences encoding the NMPs, and particularly, those of BLCA-1, and antibodies thereto.