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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Ruxandra Draghia-akli, Houston, TX (US);
Amir S. Khan, Houston, TX (US);
Marta L. Fiorroto, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, Houston, TX (US);
Amir S. Khan, Houston, TX (US);
Marta L. Fiorroto, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
VGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Blue Bell, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01); C12N 15/09 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention is related to compositions and methods for decreasing cholesterol levels in a subject. The method utilizes a nucleic acid expression construct that encodes a growth-hormone-releasing-hormone ('GHRH') that is delivered into a tissue of the subject, wherein, GHRH is expressed in vivo in the subject.