Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Anita Meiklejohn
  • Methods for targeting RNA molecules
    Patent number: 6686148
    Abstract: Methods are described for identifying an RNA target for an allele-specific RNA inhibitor by identifying a sequence variance in an RNA encoded by a gene of interest, and determining whether the secondary structure of the RNA comprising the variance differs from that of an otherwise identical RNA not comprising the variance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Nuvelo, Inc.
    Inventors: Ling X. Shen, Gregory L. Verdine, James P. Basilion, Vincent P. Stanton, Jr.