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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2010
Applicants:
Max S. Wicha, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gabriela Dontu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christophe Ginestier, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Emmanuelle Charafe-jauffret, Marsielle, FR;
Suling Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Max S. Wicha, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gabriela Dontu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christophe Ginestier, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Emmanuelle Charafe-Jauffret, Marsielle, FR;
Suling Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); A01N 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating, characterizing, and diagnosing cancer. In particular, the present invention provides a novel stem cell cancer marker, ALDH1, useful for the diagnosis, characterization, and treatment of solid tumor stem cells.