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Calcium channel compositions and methods of use thereof

US6441156B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1999
Grant dateAug 27, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to calcium channel compositions and methods of making and using same. In particular, the invention relates to calcium channel alpha2delta (&agr;2&dgr;) subunits and nucleic acid sequences encoding them. These compositions are useful in methods for identifying compounds that modulate the activity of calcium channels and for identifying compounds as therapeutic for disease.

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