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Polynucleotides that home to atherosclerotic plaque

US8853378B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Georgetown University · US
MEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. · US

Inventors

Anton Wellstein · Washington, US
Stephen Epstein · Rockville, US
Mary Susan Burnett · Fairfax, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 9, 2010
Grant date	Oct 7, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Q2600/156
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Described herein are homing polypeptides that home to atherosclerotic plaque(s) in mammals and nucleic acids that encode such polypeptides. Also described are methods for detecting and treating conditions or disorders associated with, or characterized, by elevated levels of homing polypeptides that home to atherosclerotic plaque and/or vulnerable plaque.

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