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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:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Duncan John Stewart, Toronto, Ontario, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/300 ; A01N 6/500 ; A01N 4/304 ; C12N 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/300 ; A01N 6/500 ; A01N 4/304 ; C12N 1/500 ;
Abstract
Cell-based gene transfer is effected by administering transfected cells containing an expressible transgene into the pulmonary system of a patient, where the cells express and secrete expression products of the transgene directly into the pulmonary system. Also provided is the use of angiogenic factors in treatment of pulmonary hypertension.