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Use of VEGF-C to prevent restenosis

US6958147B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 1999
Grant dateOct 25, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2710/10343
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides materials and methods for preventing stenosis or restenosis of a blood vessel using Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C (VEGF-C) and/or Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor D (VEGF-D) genes or proteins.

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