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Amyloid precursor proteins and method of using same to assess agents which down-regulate formation of .beta.-amyloid peptide

US5652092A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 1995
Grant dateJul 29, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/839
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This application describes a purified and isolated fragment of a nucleic acid molecule encoding an amyloid precursor mutein, wherein the fragment comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding at least one marker and a nucleic acid sequence of about 419, about 475 or about 494 amino acid residues in which a portion thereof encodes a .beta.-amyloid protein domain. Also described is a method for screening for a compound which reduces the formation of .beta.-amyloid protein.

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