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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:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2005
Applicants:
James A. Shayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Akira Abe, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Miki Hiraoka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
James A. Shayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Akira Abe, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Miki Hiraoka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for improving pulmonary surfactant catabolism. More specifically, the specification describes methods and compositions for making and using a lysosomal phospholipase A2 in methods for the diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of phospholipid catabolism such as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.