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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1999
Applicants:
Michael Hershfield, Durham, NC (US);
Susan J. Kelly, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventors:
Michael Hershfield, Durham, NC (US);
Susan J. Kelly, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12N 15/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates, in general, to urate oxidase (uricase) proteins and nucleic acid molecules encoding same. In particular, the invention relates to uricase proteins which are particularly useful as, for example, intermediates for making improved modified uricase proteins with reduced immunogenicity and increased bioavailability.