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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Patrick Aubourg, Paris, FR;
Nathalie Cartier-lacave, Paris, FR;
Eloise Hudry, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a viral vector for treating Alzheimers disease, which vector comprises a cholesterol 24-hydroxylase (CYP46A1) encoding nucleic acid. In a preferred embodiment, the viral vector may be an Adeno-Associated-Virus (AAV) vector, preferably an AVV5 vector. The vector may be useful for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of Alzheimers disease in a subject, wherein the vector is to be administered directly into the brain of the subject or by intravenous or intrathecal injection.