Synthetic oligonucleotides as inducers of erythroid differentiation
Patent Number: 7,262,175
Date of First Priority Issue: Saturday May 13th, 2000
Date Issued: Tuesday August 28th, 2007
Assignee: Universita' Degli Studi Di Ferrara (Ferrara, IT)
Inventors: Bianchi; Nicoletta (Mezzogoro, IT), Feriotto; Giordana (Occhiobello, IT), Gambari; Roberto (Bologna, IT), Mischiati; Carlo (Occhiobello, IT)
From Class: Differentiation
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This patent covers synthetic oligonucleotides (composition of matter) derived from promoter of gamma globulin, which stimulate erthrocytic differentiation.
The patent is useful for treatment of patients post chemotherapy increase hemoglobin counts, and also for development of in vitro erythrocyte culture systems. The mechanism by which these oligonucleotides work appears unclear.
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