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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Sendurai Mani, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jing Yang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert A. Weinberg, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Sendurai Mani, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jing Yang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert A. Weinberg, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting metastasis, such as by inhibiting FOXC2 expression or activity. The invention further relates to methods of prognosticating, diagnosing, and assisting in the diagnosis of metastasis in an individual, or of determining the metastatic potential of a tumor. The invention further relates to methods of identifying agents which inhibit metastasis.