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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2001
Applicants:
Pablo D. Garcia, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen F. Hardy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jaime Escobedo, Alamo, CA (US);
Lewis T. Williams, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pablo D. Garcia, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen F. Hardy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jaime Escobedo, Alamo, CA (US);
Lewis T. Williams, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Human endogenous retroviruses of the HML-2 family show up-regulated expression in prostate tumors. This finding can be used in prostate cancer screening, diagnosis and therapy.