Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Christina Thomson
  • Induction of immune response to antigens expressed by recombinant adeno-associated virus
    Patent number: 6242426
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to immunization methods using recombinant viral vectors. In particular, the invention relates to methods and compositions for immunizing a subject with a nucleic acid molecule encoding an antigen of interest, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is delivered to the subject via a recombinant AAV virion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Avigen, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary J. Kurtzman, Edgar G. Engelman, Greg M. Podsakoff, Dirk G. Brockstedt