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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
May. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barbara A. Gilchrest, Boston, MA (US);
Mina Yaar, Sharon, MA (US);
Assignee:
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3563 ; G01N 3/3566 ; G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3567 ; A01N 3/718 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3563 ; G01N 3/3566 ; G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3567 ; A01N 3/718 ;
Abstract
Methods for evaluating the risk of an individual to develop Alzheimer's disease using cultured neural crest-derived melanocytes are described. Also described are methods of therapy for Alzheimer's disease using peptides that bind to the neurotrophin receptor (p75 ) and competitively inhibit the binding of &bgr;-amyloid to the p75 .