Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
10-22-2009
Keywords
california; jwci
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of determining whether a human Subject is suffering from or at risk for developing Sant Monica Boulevard, CA (US) pancreatic cancer by determining the methylation level of an ID4 gene promoter or the expression level of an ID4 gene in a biological sample from a human Subject. Also disclosed are a method of analyzing the methylation level of an ID4 gene promoter or the expression level of an ID4 gene in a pancreatic cancer cell, and a method of inhibiting the methylation of Related U.S. Application Data an ID4 gene promoter or enhancing the expression of an ID4 gene by contacting a pancreatic cancer cell with a compound that decreases the methylation level of an ID4 gene promoter
Area of Special Interest
Cancer
Specialty/Research Institute
Oncology
Assignee
John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica Boulevard, CA (US)
Serial Number
12/417,577
Comments
Pub. No.: US 2009/0263812 A1