Patent · US Expired

Compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of a mutant gene

US7763590B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · US

Inventors

Roland Kreutzer · Weidenberg, DE
Stefan Limmer · Neudrossenfeld, DE
Matthias John · Hallstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2003
Grant date	Jul 27, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2023

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) for inhibiting the expression of a mutant gene, comprising a complementary RNA strand having a complementary region that is substantially complementary to a portion of the mutant gene, and which is partially complementary to the corresponding wild-type gene. The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the dsRNA and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for inhibiting the expression of a target mutant gene, as well as for treating diseases caused by expression of the target gene. The invention also relates to methods for inhibiting the expression of a target mutant gene, as well as methods for treating diseases caused by the expression of the target gene.

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