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Method of diagnosing poor survival prognosis colon cancer using microRNA-21

US8084199B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

The Ohio State University Research Foundation · US
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · US

Inventors

Carlo M. Croce · Philadelphia, US
Curtis C. Harris · Bethesda, US
Aaron J. Schetter · Silver Spring, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2007
Grant date	Dec 27, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 12, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/143333
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancers. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis.

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