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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:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Dimitri Krainc, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Dimitri Krainc, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/567 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and products for deregulating gene transcription in neurodegenerative disease associated with an expanded polyglutamine tract in mutant proteins. The invention is useful for preventing and treating diseases associated with expanded polyglutamine tracts, including Huntington's disease. The methods and compositions of the invention are also useful for identifying additional pharmaceutical agents for preventing and treating diseases associated with expanded polyglutamine tracts.