The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Frederic J. DE Sauvage, Foster City, CA (US);
Hua Tian, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Frederic J. de Sauvage, Foster City, CA (US);
Hua Tian, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/20 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides for a method of using BOC/CDO hedgehog antagonists to inhibit hedgehog signaling, as well as treating and diagnosing disorders relating to hedgehog signaling or overexpression of hedgehog, including cancer, cell proliferative disorders, and angiogenesis, neurological disorders, as well as other conditions affected by hedgehog signaling such as hair growth, neural stem cell differentiation, chondrogenesis and osteogenesis, lung surfactant production, formation of lamellated bodies in lung cells.