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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. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Jao Yiu Joseph Sung, Ma On Shan, HK;
Jun Yu, Shatin, HK;
Kin Fai Cheung, Shatin, HK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/154 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01);
Abstract
In embodiments the expression or methylation of the TBX5 gene is used as a marker for the presence and prognosis of colon cancer. In further embodiments methods for detecting colon cancer are disclosed as are methods for inhibiting the growth of colon cancer cells.