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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Emilio Hirsch, Turin, IT;
Guido Forni, Turin, IT;
Claudia Curcio, Turin, IT;
Elisa Ciraolo, Turin, IT;
Inventors:
Emilio Hirsch, Turin, IT;
Guido Forni, Turin, IT;
Claudia Curcio, Turin, IT;
Elisa Ciraolo, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
Universita' Degli Studi di Torino, Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
We describe the use of PI3Kβ protein and/or its encoding gene for the screening for substances useful in the treatment of cancers, preferably breast cancers, as well as a method for the diagnosis of malignant cell growth comprising the measuring the expression of PI3Kβ. We also describe non-human transgenic animals as models for studying human pathologies, preferably breast cancer, being transgenic for having altered PI3Kβ and Neu-T expression.