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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1997
Leu-Fen H. Lin, Cambridge, MA (US);
Franklin D. Collins, Bellvue, WA (US);
Daniel H. Doherty, Boulder, CO (US);
Jack Lile, Boulder, CO (US);
Susan Bektesh, Boulder, CO (US);
Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Abstract
A novel neurotrophic factor referred to as glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has been identified. Genes encoding GDNF have been cloned and sequenced. Methods and devices are disclosed for the delivery of GDNF using either an implantable cell which expresses human GDNF or a biocompatible semipermeable membrane containing genetically engineered cells which express and secrete the neurotrophic factor.
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