DNA demethylase, therapeutic and diagnostic uses thereof
US7098012B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K48/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a DNA demethylase enzyme having about 40 KDa, and wherein said DNA demethylase enzyme is overexpressed in cancer cells and not in normal cells. The present invention also relates to the therapeutic and diagnostic uses of the DNA demethylase.
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