Methods of increasing RDCVF 1 or RDCVF 2 polypeptides in retinal cells
US8394756B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/47
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and compositions for early diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of retinal dystrophy, age-related macular degeneration, Bardet-Biedel syndrome, Bassen-kornzweig syndrome, best disease, choroidema, gyrate atrophy, congenital amourosis, refsun syndrome, stargardt disease and Usher syndrome. In particular, the invention relates to a protein, termed “Rdcvf1,” that is differentially transcribed and expressed in subjects suffering from retinal dystrophies and the like, such as retinal dystrophy and age-related macular degeneration compared with nonsufferers, antibodies which recognize this protein, and methods for diagnosing such conditions.
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