The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Maurice S. Swanson, Gainesville, FL (US);
Rahul N. Kanadia, Gainesville, FL (US);
Charles A. Thornton, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Maurice S. Swanson, Gainesville, FL (US);
Rahul N. Kanadia, Gainesville, FL (US);
Charles A. Thornton, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases associated with aberrant microsatellite expansions. Methods of the present invention comprise the use of recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors containing a transgene encoding at least one muscleblind protein. The present invention also provides an animal model for a disease associated with aberrant microsatellite expansion.