SEMA4D in cancer diagnosis, detection and treatment
US7919246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/4704
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention is in the field of cancer-related genes. Specifically it relates to methods for detecting cancer or the likelihood of developing cancer based on the presence or absence of the SEM A4D gene or proteins encoded by this gene. The invention also provides methods and molecules for upregulating or downregulating the SEMA4D gene.
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