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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Kenneth Kao, St. John's, CA;
Catherine Popadiuk, St. John's, CA;
Inventors:
Kenneth Kao, St. John's, CA;
Catherine Popadiuk, St. John's, CA;
Assignee:
Genesis Group Inc., St. John's, Newfoundland, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Expression of pygopus mRNA and Pygopus protein in established cancer cell lines and in patient tumors is described. Pygopus is shown to be a feasible diagnostic and prognostic indicator. Pygopus is also useful in cancer treatment therapy, for example in disrupting strategies that specifically target the activity of pygopus in cancer cells.