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US6743906B1

PPP2R1B is a tumor suppressor

University of Texas Southwestern

Abstract

The present invention identifies the PPP2R1B gene, as a human tumor suppressor gene. Sequencing of the PPP2R1B revealed that the gene is located on human chromosome 11q22-24 and that gene were mutated in tumors and tumor cell lines, leading to the classification of this gene as a tumor suppressor.

University
University of Texas Southwestern
Assignee
Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas
Inventor
Glen A. Evans
Priority date
October 02, 1998
Filing date
October 01, 1999
Grant date
June 01, 2004
Publication date
June 01, 2004
Language
en
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