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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tzyh-Chang Hwang, Columbia, MO (US);
Arnold L Smith, Columbia, MO (US);
Peter Konig, Columbia, MO (US);
Lane L Clarke, Columbia, MO (US);
Elmer M Price, Hartsburg, MO (US);
Leah A Cohn, Columbia, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514456 ; 514457 ; 514460 ; 514851 ;
Abstract
A method of treating cystic fibrosis by generating cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) function in cells containing mutant CFTR and the therapeutic composition for treatment are described. The method of treatment comprising administering an effective amount of genistein, or genistein analogues and derivatives, to a person afflicted with cystic fibrosis.