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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2006
Hsiang-fu Kung, Hong Kong, CN;
Ming-liang He, Hong Kong, CN;
Bo-jiang Zheng, Hong Kong, CN;
Yi Guan, Hong Kong, CN;
Marie Chia-mi Lin, Hong Kong, CN;
Ying Peng, Hong Kong, CN;
Hsiang-Fu Kung, Hong Kong, CN;
Ming-Liang He, Hong Kong, CN;
Bo-Jiang Zheng, Hong Kong, CN;
Yi Guan, Hong Kong, CN;
Marie Chia-Mi Lin, Hong Kong, CN;
Ying Peng, Hong Kong, CN;
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CN;
Abstract
The present invention relates to therapeutic agents useful for the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in humans. In particular, the present invention relates to RNA interference (RNAi) molecules useful for inhibiting the infection and replication of hSARS virus. Preferably, the RNAi molecules target the replicase region of the hSARS virus, or combinations of different sites of hSARS virus genes. The present invention further encompasses methods of using the RNAi molecules for preventing and/or treating SARS. Vaccines and kits comprising therapeutically effective amounts of the RNAi molecules are also encompassed.