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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
Thierry Leveillard, Maisons Alfort, FR;
Jose Alain Sahel, Paris, FR;
Saddek Mohand-said, Paris, FR;
David Hicks, Strasbourg, FR;
Thierry Leveillard, Maisons Alfort, FR;
Jose Alain Sahel, Paris, FR;
Saddek Mohand-Said, Paris, FR;
David Hicks, Strasbourg, FR;
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Universite de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, FR;
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and compositions for early diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of retinal dystrophy, age-related macular degeneration, Bardet-Biedel syndrome, Bassen-kornzweig syndrome, best disease, choroidema, gyrate atrophy, congenital amourosis, refsun syndrome, stargardt disease and Usher syndrome. In particular, the invention relates to a protein, termed 'Rdcvf1,' that is differentially transcribed and expressed in subjects suffering from retinal dystrophies and the like, such as retinal dystrophy and age-related macular degeneration compared with nonsufferers, antibodies which recognize this protein, and methods for diagnosing such conditions.