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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Joseph E. Rabinowitz, Carrboro, NC (US);
Richard Jude Samulski, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Weidong Xiao, Jenkintown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph E. Rabinowitz, Carrboro, NC (US);
Richard Jude Samulski, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Weidong Xiao, Jenkintown, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 7/00 (2006.01); C12N 7/02 (2006.01); C12N 15/74 (2006.01); C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides genetically-engineered parvovirus capsids and viruses designed to introduce a heterologous gene into a target cell. The parvoviruses of the invention provide a repertoire of vectors with altered antigenic properties, packaging capabilities, and/or cellular tropisms as compared with current AAV vectors.