Patent · US Expired

Compositions and methods for inhibiting viral replication

US7348314B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

3Claims

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Assignee

Alnylam Europe AG · US

Inventors

Matthias John · Hallstadt, DE
Stefan Limmer · Neudrossenfeld, DE
Hans-Peter Vornlocher · Bayreuth, DE
Roland Kreutzer · Weidenberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2003
Grant date	Mar 25, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 8, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N2310/53
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) having a nucleotide sequence which is less that 30 nucleotides in length and which is substantially identical to at least a part of a 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of a (+) strand RNA virus, such as HCV, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the dsRNA, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for treating infections and diseases caused by the replication or activity of the (+) strand RNA virus, as well as methods for inhibiting viral replication.

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