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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Roland Kreutzer, Weidenberg, DE;
Stefan Limmer, Neudrossenfeld, DE;
Inventors:
Roland Kreutzer, Weidenberg, DE;
Stefan Limmer, Neudrossenfeld, DE;
Assignee:
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/113 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the specific inhibition of expression of a target gene in mammals using a short double stranded RNA. The dsRNA is less than 49 nucleotides in length and has a nucleotide sequence which is complementary to at least a part of the target gene. The dsRNAs of the present invention are useful for treating diseases, for example, cancer, viral diseases or neurodegenerative diseases.