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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edith Mathiowitz, Brookline, MA (US);
Yong S. Jong, Warwick, RI (US);
Gerardo Carino, Providence, RI (US);
Jules S. Jacob, Taunton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Brown University Research Foundation, Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/800 ; C12N 1/511 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/800 ; C12N 1/511 ;
Abstract
The invention involves methods and products for oral gene therapy. Genes under the control of promoters are protectively contained in microparticles and delivered to cells in operative form, thereby obtaining noninvasive gene delivery for gene therapy.