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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Mark E. Stearns, Villanova, PA (US);
Youji HU, Gulph Mills, PA (US);
Min Wang, Gulph Mills, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mark E. Stearns, Villanova, PA (US);
Youji Hu, Gulph Mills, PA (US);
Min Wang, Gulph Mills, PA (US);
Assignee:
Philadelphia Health & Education Coporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to nucleic acids encoding a mammalian ABCA5 gene, and proteins encoded thereby, whose expression is increased in certain diseases, disorders, or conditions, including, but not limited to, PIN. Further, the invention relates to diagnostic assays for identifying the DNA-binding protein ABCA5 (also known as PIN-1). The invention also relates to oligonucleotide sequence(s) or antibodies that specifically bind with ABCA5 or variants thereof.