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DNA demethylase, therapeutic and diagnostic uses thereof

US7098012B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1998
Grant dateAug 29, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2018

Classification

  • 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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