Genes from 20q13 amplicon and their uses

US8993251B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• The Regents of the University of California · US
• The Hospital for Sick Children · CA

Inventors

• Joe W. Gray · Livermore, US
• Colin Collins · San Rafael, US
• Soo-in Hwang · Berkeley, US
• Tony Godfrey · San Francisco, US
• David Kowbel · San Francisco, US
• Johanna M. Rommens · Toronto, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 16, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 31, 2015
• Expiry date: Dec 16, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S436/813
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to cDNA sequences from a region of amplification on chromosome 20 associated with disease. The sequences can be used in hybridization methods for the identification of chromosomal abnormalities associated with various diseases. The sequences can also be used for treatment of diseases.