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EP 1233978 A4 20030723 - COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF GERM CELL TUMORS

Title (en)

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF GERM CELL TUMORS

Title (de)

ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERTEN DIAGOSE UND BEHANDLUNG KEIMZELLENTUMOREN

Title (fr)

COMPOSITIONS ET PROCEDES POUR UN DIAGNOSTIC ET UN TRAITEMENT AMELIORES DES TUMEURS DES CELLULES GERMINALES

Publication

EP 1233978 A4 20030723 (EN)

Application

EP 00980428 A 20001116

Priority

  • US 0031485 W 20001116
  • US 16639499 P 19991118

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0136445A1] The invention pertains to nucleic acids encoding a human <i>vasa</i> protein, including fragments and biologically functional variants thereof. The invention also pertains to therapeutics and diagnostics involving the foregoing proteins and genes and agents that bind the foregoing proteins and genes.

IPC 1-7

C07H 21/04; C07K 14/435; C07K 16/18; C07K 16/30; C12N 15/00; G01N 33/53; C12Q 1/68

IPC 8 full level

C07K 14/47 (2006.01); C07K 16/18 (2006.01); C07K 16/30 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6886 (2018.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C07K 14/47 (2013.01); C07K 16/18 (2013.01); C07K 16/30 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [T] ZEEMAN ANNE-MARIE ET AL: "VASA is a specific marker for both normal and malignant human germ cells.", LABORATORY INVESTIGATION, vol. 82, no. 2, February 2002 (2002-02-01), February, 2002, pages 159 - 166, XP002241900, ISSN: 0023-6837
  • [T] MOCHIZUKI KAZUFUMI ET AL: "Universal occurrence of the vasa-related genes among metazoans and their germline expression in Hydra.", DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION, vol. 211, no. 6, 2001, pages 299 - 308, XP002241901, ISSN: 0949-944X
  • [PX] CASTRILLON DIEGO H ET AL: "The human VASA gene is specifically expressed in the germ cell lineage.", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES, vol. 97, no. 17, 15 August 2000 (2000-08-15), August 15, 2000, pages 9585 - 9590, XP002241902, ISSN: 0027-8424
  • [A] YOON CHRISTINA ET AL: "Zebrafish vasa homologue RNA is localized to the cleavage planes of 2- and 4-cell-stage embryos and is expressed in the primordial germ cells.", DEVELOPMENT (CAMBRIDGE), vol. 124, no. 16, 1997, pages 3157 - 3165, XP002241903, ISSN: 0950-1991
  • [A] GRUIDL M E ET AL: "MULTIPLE POTENTIAL GERM-LINE HELICASES ARE COMPONENTS OF THE GERM-LINE-SPECIFIC P GRANULES OF CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF USA, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. WASHINGTON, US, vol. 93, November 1996 (1996-11-01), pages 13837 - 13842, XP001040807, ISSN: 0027-8424
  • [A] YUKO FUJIWARA ET AL: "ISOLATION OF A DEAD-FAMILY PROTEIN GENE THAT ENCODES A MURINE HOMOLOG OF DROSOPHILA VASA AND ITS SPECIFIC EXPRESSION IN GERM CELLLINEAGE", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF USA, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. WASHINGTON, US, vol. 91, no. 25, 6 December 1994 (1994-12-06), pages 12258 - 12262, XP000570446, ISSN: 0027-8424
  • [A] OLSEN LISBETH CHARLOTTE ET AL: "A vasa-like gene in zebrafish identifies putative primordial germ cells.", MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT, vol. 66, no. 1-2, 1997, pages 95 - 105, XP002241904, ISSN: 0925-4773
  • [A] KOMIYA TOHRU ET AL: "Cloning of a gene of the dead box protein family which is specifically expressed in germ cells in rats.", BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 207, no. 1, 1995, pages 405 - 410, XP002241905, ISSN: 0006-291X
  • See references of WO 0136445A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0136445 A1 20010525; EP 1233978 A1 20020828; EP 1233978 A4 20030723

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0031485 W 20001116; EP 00980428 A 20001116