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Compositions, splice variants and methods relating to ovarian specific genes and proteins

US8460880B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2009
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/57449
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to newly identified nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides present in normal and neoplastic ovarian cells, including fragments, variants and derivatives of the nucleic acids and polypeptides. The present invention also relates to antibodies to the polypeptides of the invention, as well as agonists and antagonists of the polypeptides of the invention. The invention also relates to compositions containing the nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, antibodies, agonists and antagonists of the invention and methods for the use of these compositions. These uses include identifying, diagnosing, monitoring, staging, imaging and treating ovarian cancer and non-cancerous disease states in ovarian, identifying ovarian tissue, monitoring and identifying and/or designing agonists and antagonists of polypeptides of the invention. The uses also include gene therapy, production of transgenic animals and cells, and production of engineered ovarian tissue for treatment and research.

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