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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Hui Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ning F. Go, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Zhu Zhen Pirot, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hui Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ning F. Go, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Zhu Zhen Pirot, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Geron Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6876 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6851 (2013.01); G01N 33/5088 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of reliably quantifying telomere length in cells or tissues that have been formalin fixed and paraffin embedded (FFPE) samples by quantitative polymerase chain reaction protocol and kits for use with such various methods are provided. The methods of the present invention may be used to predetermine an individual's response to treatment with a telomerase inhibitor, a telomere damaging agent or a telomerase activator.