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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Javed Khan, Derwood, MD (US);
James G. Taylor, Vi, Fairfax, VA (US);
Tai Cheuk, Germantown, MD (US);
Inventors:
Javed Khan, Derwood, MD (US);
James G. Taylor, VI, Fairfax, VA (US);
Tai Cheuk, Germantown, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This disclosure provides tyrosine kinase protein and nucleic acid variants, particularly FGFR4 variants, which are linked to increased risk of tumor metastasis. The disclosure further provides methods of diagnosis and prognosis, and development of new therapeutic agents using these molecules and fragments thereof, and kits for employing these methods and compositions.