Patents Assigned to The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Deparment of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, Office of Technology Transfer
  • Method of diagnosing poor survival prognosis colon cancer using miR-106a
    Patent number: 8338103
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancers. In particular, the present invention provides diagnostics and prognostics for colon (including colon adenocarcinoma) cancer patients, wherein the methods related to measuring miR levels can predict poor survival. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: The Ohio State University Research Foundation, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Deparment of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, Office of Technology Transfer
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, Curtis C. Harris, Aaron J. Schetter