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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2007
Deog Joong Kim, Rockville, MD (US);
Chun Hyung Kim, Lexington, MA (US);
Kwang Soo Kim, Lexington, MA (US);
Deog Joong Kim, Rockville, MD (US);
Chun Hyung Kim, Lexington, MA (US);
Kwang Soo Kim, Lexington, MA (US);
The McLean Hospital Corporation, Belmont, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention features methods and kits for treating or inhibiting the development of Parkinson's Disease by administering 7-chloro-4-aminoquinoline compounds, e.g., amodiaquine or glafenine. Stem cells are also useful in the methods of the invention and may be administered separately from or together with 7-chloro-4-aminoquinoline compounds. The invention further features methods of identifying additional chemical compounds that are useful in the treatment or inhibition of the development of Parkinson's Disease.