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Patent Number: 7,144,997
Date of First Priority Issue: Thursday July 24th, 1997
Date Issued: Tuesday December 5th, 2006
Assignee: Curis, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)
Inventors: Miao; Ningning (Cambridge, MA), Wang; Monica (Marblehead, MA), Mahanthappa; Nagesh K. (Cambridge, MA), Pang; Kevin (Belmont, MA)
From Class: Differentiation
Comments: No comments
This patent covers the use of hedgehog proteins and various analogues for maintaining neuron and neuronal stem cell viability. The claims cover specific compositions of matter, whereas the specification teaches various means of using the compositions of matter for protecting dopaminergic neurons from cell death.
The basis of this patent is described in another posting and will not be discussed in detail here.
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Added to StemCellPatents.com on Saturday December 9th, 2006
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