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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2004
John D. Kriesel, Holladay, UT (US);
Brandt B. Jones, Bountiful, UT (US);
Charles B. Grissom, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Geoff Herpin, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Peter M. Glazer, Guilford, CT (US);
John D. Kriesel, Holladay, UT (US);
Brandt B. Jones, Bountiful, UT (US);
Charles B. Grissom, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Geoff Herpin, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Peter M. Glazer, Guilford, CT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
The methods disclosed herein are of use for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. In particular, the methods provide for the targeting of a transcription altering agent to a specific target site of a viral genome in order to inactivate the virus. In addition, the methods provide for a triplex-forming oligonucleotide capable of interacting with a target site in a viral genome in order to alter transcription. The methods of the present invention may be used against viral pathogens or agents of bioterrorism.