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Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 19, 2006
Applicants:

Joe Gray, San Francisco, CA (US);

Graeme Hodgson, San Francisco, CA (US);

Douglas Hanahan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jeffrey Hager, San Diego, CA (US);

Oriol Casanovas, Barcelona, ES;

Inventors:

Joe Gray, San Francisco, CA (US);

Graeme Hodgson, San Francisco, CA (US);

Douglas Hanahan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jeffrey Hager, San Diego, CA (US);

Oriol Casanovas, Barcelona, ES;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

This invention provides methods employing prefoldin-4 (PFDN-4) nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences to detect cancer or a propensity to develop cancer, to monitor the efficacy of a cancer treatment, and/or for prognostic applications. Further, the invention provides methods of identifying inhibitors of PfDN-4 and methods of treating cancer by inhibiting the expression and/or activity of PFDN-4.


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