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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2007
Applicant:
Dave S. B. Hoon, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Dave S. B. Hoon, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cancer based on the methylation status of the ER-α gene promoter are disclosed. Methylation of the ER-α gene promoter is indicative of cancer and unfavorable prognosis. The cancer can be treated with a demethylation agent.