System for the in vivo delivery and expression of heterologous genes in the bone marrow
Patent Number: 5811407
Date of First Priority Issue: Wednesday February 19th, 1997
Date Issued: Tuesday September 22nd, 1998
Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Inventors: Johnston, Robert E. (Chapel Hill, NC); Davis, Nancy L. (Chapel Hill, NC); Simpson, Dennis A. (Pittsboro, NC)
From Class: Administration
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This patent teaches the transfection of bone marrow stem cells using a new type of vector. The vector disclosed is an alphavirus vector. Transfection by alphavirus has been performed in numerous situations and is actually in clinical trials.
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