OncoMouse
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Definition
OncoMouse is both a noun and a trademark. It is a term used to describe a transgenic mouse carrying an activated human cancer gene, used in laboratory experiments.[1] OncoMouse also the first patented animal. Two patents were awarded to Harvard College that covered methods for providing a cell culture from a transgenic non-human animal.[2]
Philip Leder and Timothy A Stewart[3] of Harvard University designed the mouse to carry an activated oncogene, a specific gene that significantly increases the mouse’s susceptibility to cancer. This makes suitable for cancer research. The rights to the invention are owned by DuPont. "OncoMouse" is a registered trademark.[4]
References
- ↑ New Oxford American Dictionary
- ↑ U.S. Patent 5,087,571; filed Mar 22, 1988, issued Feb 11, 1992, expired Feb 11, 2009) and testing methods using transgenic mice expressing an oncogene, U.S. Patent 5,925,803; filed Sep 19, 1991, issued Jul 20, 1999, expires July 20, 2016.
- ↑ European Patent Register entry for European patent no. 0169672, under "Inventor(s)". Consulted on February 22, 2008.
- ↑ Trademark: USPTO serial number 75797027
