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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Shiv Srivastava, Potomac, MD (US);
Judd W. Moul, Bethesda, MD (US);
Vasantha Srikantan, Rockville, MD (US);
Zhiqiang Zou, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Inventors:
Shiv Srivastava, Potomac, MD (US);
Judd W. Moul, Bethesda, MD (US);
Vasantha Srikantan, Rockville, MD (US);
Zhiqiang Zou, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Rockville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nucleic acid sequence that exhibits prostate-specific expression and over-expression in tumor cells is disclosed. The sequence and fragments thereof are useful for detecting, diagnosing, preventing, and treating prostate cancer and other prostate related diseases. The sequence is also useful for measuring hormone responsiveness of prostate cancer cells.