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Dose escalation enzyme replacement therapy for treating acid sphingomyelinase deficiency

US8658162B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 2012
Grant dateFeb 25, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Y301/04012
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to dose escalation enzyme replacement therapy using acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) for the treatment of human subjects having acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD), and, in particular, patients with non-neurological manifestations of Niemann-Pick Disease (NPD), and in certain embodiments, NPD type B.

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