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Patent US8114981 - Method and medicament for inhibiting the expression of a given gene - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe invention relates to an isolated RNA that mediates RNA interference of an mRNA to which it corresponds and a method of mediating RNA interference of mRNA of a gene in a cell or organism using the isolated RNA....http://www.google.com/patents/US8114981?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8114981 - Method and medicament for inhibiting the expression of a given geneAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8114981 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/982,441Publication dateFeb 14, 2012Filing dateOct 31, 2007Priority dateJan 30, 1999Also published asCA2359180A1, CA2359180C, DE10066235B4, DE10066235C5, DE10080167B4, DE10080167D2, DE19956568A1, DE20023125U1, DE20023125U8, DE50000414D1, DE50010528D1, DE50015501D1, EP1144623A1, EP1144623B1, EP1144623B9, EP1214945A2, EP1214945A3, EP1214945B1, EP1550719A1, EP1550719B1, EP1798285A1, EP2363479A1, US8101584, US8101742, US8114851, US8119608, US8168776, US8183362, US8202980, US8729037, US8877726, US20040053875, US20040072779, US20040102408, US20050100907, US20080166800, US20080171861, US20080171862, US20080182981, US20080233651, US20080261303, US20130164366, US20130164843, US20130177631, US20140051166, US20140220113, US20140220676, WO2000044895A1Publication number11982441, 982441, US 8114981 B2, US 8114981B2, US-B2-8114981, US8114981 B2, US8114981B2InventorsRoland Kreutzer, Stefan LimmerOriginal AssigneeAlnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (100), Non-Patent Citations (541), Referenced by (3), Classifications (24), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and medicament for inhibiting the expression of a given gene
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