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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Steven Freedman, Brighton, MA (US);
Juan G. Alvarez, Boston, MA (US);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of treating disorders in which DHA levels are affected is described. The method includes administering to a subject suffering from the disorder a therapeutically affective amount of DHA. This method is particularly useful in treating subjects suffering from a disorder characterized by a defect in the CF gene, e.g., cystic fibrosis, or a chronic inflammatory disorder, e.g., ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, chronic pancreatitis, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis or chronic gastritis. A method of ameliorating affects of cystic fibrosis in a newborn and a method of increasing surfactant levels in a fetus are also described.