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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph E. Rabinowitz, Carrboro, NC (US);
Richard Jude Samulski, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Weidong Xiao, Jenkintown, PA (US);
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides genetically-engineered parvovirus capsids and viruses designed to introduce a heterologous gene into a target cell. The parvoviruses of the invention provide a repertoire of vectors with altered antigenic properties, packaging capabilities, and/or cellular tropisms as compared with current AAV vectors.