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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2002
Joyce Tombran-tink, Derwood, MD (US);
Gerald J. Chader, Bethesda, MD (US);
Sofia Patricia Becerra, Bethseda, MD (US);
Ignacio R. Rodriguez, Rockville, MD (US);
Fintan R. Steele, Washington, DC (US);
Lincoln V. Johnson, Pasadena, CA (US);
Joyce Tombran-Tink, Derwood, MD (US);
Gerald J. Chader, Bethesda, MD (US);
Sofia Patricia Becerra, Bethseda, MD (US);
Ignacio R. Rodriguez, Rockville, MD (US);
Fintan R. Steele, Washington, DC (US);
Lincoln V. Johnson, Pasadena, CA (US);
The National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a purified retinal pigmented epithelium derived neurotrophic factor composition and a method for purifying such a retinal pigmented epithelium neurotrophic factor. The present invention also relates to a recombinant DNA molecule comprising a gene encoding a retinal pigmented epithelium derived neurotrophic factor having the DNA sequence or the amino acid sequence in SEQ ID NO:1 and to an organism transformed with the recombinant DNA molecule. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of treating tumors, ocular diseases, nerve injuries, and conditions resulting from the activity of serine proteases, which comprises administering PEDF.