Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Mariette A. Lapiz
  • Transgenic mice exhibiting increased susceptibility to seizures
    Patent number: 6653526
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising mutations in a ubiquitin-specific protease 16 gene. Such transgenic mice are useful as models for disease and for identifying agents that modulate gene expression and gene function, and as potential treatments for various disease states and disease conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Deltagen, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael W. Leviten