Abstract: The invention relates to a device for measuring the pinch force between a person's thumb and index finger, comprising: first and second parallel blades, said blades being disposed at a distance from one another and embedded at a first longitudinal end thereof; a sensor for measuring the pinch force exerted between the two blades at the second longitudinal end thereof, perpendicularly to the respective main planes thereof; a means for displaying the pinch force; and a means for storing and/or processing the pinch force. According to the invention, the first blade forms part of a rigid parallelepiped frame and the second blade is disposed in the space inside the parallelogram.
Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods, in particular to methods based on systemic administration of scAAV, for delivering genes to cells of the retina of mammals, and in particular to photoreceptor cells, ganglion cells, glial cells, inner nuclear layer cells or cells of the retinal pigmented epithelium.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 30, 2010
Date of Patent:
August 25, 2015
Assignees:
ASSOCIATION INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE, GENETHON, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE), UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE (PARIS 6)
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to improve the activity of engineered U7 snRNAs used in the context of RNA-based therapeutics; particularly in exon skipping, exon inclusion, and mRNA eradication strategies. The resulting modified U7 snRNAs are useful for treating neuromuscular diseases, in particular Duchenne neuromuscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy DM1 and spinal muscular atrophy.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 17, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 14, 2015
Assignee:
ASSOCIATION INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE
Inventors:
Luis Garcia, Denis Furling, Cyriaque Beley, Thomas Voit
Abstract: An isolated linear nucleic acid molecule comprising in this order: a first adeno-associated virus (AAV) inverted terminal repeat (ITR), a nucleotide sequence of interest and a second AAV ITR, wherein said nucleic acid molecule is devoid of AAV capsid protein coding sequences. The said nucleic acid molecule can be applied to a host at repetition without eliciting an immune response. Methods for producing and purifying this nucleic acid molecule, and use of the same for therapeutic purposes are also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 12, 2012
Publication date:
April 17, 2014
Applicants:
ASSOCIATION INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE (PARIS 6)
Inventors:
Luis Garcia, Cyriaque Beley, Thomas Voit, Robert Michael Kotin
Abstract: Methods for increasing the efficiency of target tissue penetration of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector in a patient are provided. In some aspects, the methods involve inhibiting the interaction of the serum protein galectin 3 binding protein (G3BP) with AAV vector. Further provided are methods for reducing tissue distribution of a virus or for neutralizing a virus harbored by an organ destined for transplant, or newly transplanted, by administering a composition comprising G3BP.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 22, 2011
Publication date:
July 25, 2013
Applicants:
ASSOCIATION INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE, UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE (PARIS 6), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, GENETHON
Inventors:
Thomas Voit, Luis Garcia, Jérôme Denard, Fedor Svinartchouk
Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for generating novel nucleic acid molecules through targeted spliceosome mediated simple or double trans-splicing. The compositions of the invention include pre-trans-splicing molecules (PTMs) designed to interact with a target precursor messenger RNA molecule (target pre-mRNA) and to mediate a simple or double trans-splicing reaction resulting in the generation of a novel chimeric RNA molecule (chimeric RNA).
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 8, 2010
Publication date:
March 14, 2013
Applicants:
ASSOCIATION INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), INTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM), UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE (PARIS 6)
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to improve the activity of engineered U7 snRNAs used in the context of RNA-based therapeutics; particularly in exon skipping, exon inclusion, and mRNA eradication strategies. The resulting modified snRNAs are useful for treating neuromuscular diseases, in particular Duchenne neuromuscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy DM1 and spinal muscular atrophy.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 17, 2011
Publication date:
February 21, 2013
Applicant:
ASSOCIATION INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE
Inventors:
Luis Garcia, Denis Furling, Cyriaque Beley, Thomas Voit
Abstract: The present invention provided methods and compositions for generating novel nucleic acid molecules through targeted spliceosome mediated simple or double trans-splicing. The compositions of the invention include pre-trans-splicing molecules (PTMs) designed to interact with a target precursor messenger RNA molecule (target pre-mRNA) and to mediate a simple or double trans-splicing reaction resulting in the generation of a novel chimeric RNA molecule (Chimeric RNA).
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 8, 2010
Publication date:
September 27, 2012
Applicants:
UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE (PARIS 6), ASSOCIATION INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE
Abstract: Provided are tricyclo-DNA (tc-DNA) AON and methods employing tc-DNA AON for modifying splicing events that occur during pre-mRNA processing. Tricyclo-DNA (tc-DNA) AON are described that may be used to facilitate exon skipping or to mask intronic silencer sequences and/or terminal stem-loop sequences during pre-mRNA processing and to target RNase-mediated destruction of processed mRNA.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 9, 2010
Publication date:
June 14, 2012
Applicants:
Associatin Institut de Myologie, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, Universitât Bern, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
Inventors:
Daniel Schümperli, Christian Leumann, Denis Furling, Luis Garcia, Thomas Voit