Polycystic kidney disease gene
US6867288B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/347
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating cyst formation in PKD1-associated epithelial cells. Such methods encompass administering an isolated human PKD1 gene, or fragments of the gene, under conditions that result in expression of therapeutically effective amounts of all, or part of, the PKD1 protein. The invention also encompasses compositions for treating cyst formation associated with APKD.
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