US Patent Issued to CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE on July 21 for "Methods of treating cancer by suppression of FAMIN expression" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,866, issued on July 21, was assigned to CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE Ltd. (Cambridge, Great Britain).

"Methods of treating cancer by suppression of FAMIN expression" was invented by Arthur Kaser (Cambridge, Great Britain) and Mohammed Zaeem Cader (Cambridge, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to the finding that inhibition or inactivation of FAMIN ('fatty acid metabolism-immunity nexus'; C13orf31: LACC1 (laccase domain containing 1)) reduces tumourigenesis and stimulates cell-mediated immune responses. Method of treating cancer orstimulating cell-mediated immune responsesin an individual by reducing FAMIN act...