Patent · US Expired

Method and medicament for inhibiting the expression of a given gene

US8119608B2 · kind B2 · utility

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70References

14Claims

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Assignee

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · US

Inventors

Roland Kreutzer · Weidenberg, DE
Stefan Limmer · Neudrossenfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2003
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A50/30
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting gene expression using double stranded RNA molecules that are between 15 and 24 nucleotides in length and are complementary to a target gene sequence.

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