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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2020
Applicants:
Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD (US);
Inventors:
Samuel Wadsworth, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Abraham Scaria, Framingham, MA (US);
Chi-Chao Chan, Burlingame, CA (US);
Assignees:
Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/113 (2010.01); A61K 38/17 (2006.01); C07K 14/715 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/1136 (2013.01); A61K 38/1793 (2013.01); C07K 14/7155 (2013.01); C07K 2319/30 (2013.01); C12N 2750/14143 (2013.01);
Abstract
Compositions and methods for treating macular degeneration are disclosed. The methods utilize IL17 inhibitors, such as IL17 receptors, as well as fusion proteins including an IL17 receptor fused with a multimerization domain, and recombinant viral vectors encoding such fusions.