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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Xiaodong Cheng, League City, TX (US);
Fang Mel, League City, TX (US);
Travis Young, Galveston, TX (US);
Jinsong Liu, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xiaodong Cheng, League City, TX (US);
Fang Mel, League City, TX (US);
Travis Young, Galveston, TX (US);
Jinsong Liu, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses the link between oncogenic Ras and TSG101 and the negative effect of TSG101 on the expression of p21 in ovarian cancer. The present also discloses the use of TSG101 as a prognostic, diagnostic marker and a potential therapeutic target in cancer, especially ovarian cancer.