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Methods of treating fabry disease in patients having the G9331A mutation in the GLA gene

US10076514B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2017
Grant dateSep 18, 2018
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P3/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Provided are methods of treating a patient diagnosed with Fabry disease and methods of enhancing α-galactosidase A in a patient diagnosed with or suspected of having Fabry disease. Certain methods comprise administering to a patient a therapeutically effective dose of a pharmacological chaperone for α-galactosidase A, wherein the patient has a splice site mutation in intron 4 of the nucleic acid sequence encoding α-galactosidase A. Also described are uses of pharmacological chaperones for the treatment of Fabry disease and compositions for use in the treatment of Fabry disease.

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