Patent ID: 8598139

Claim:
A method for reducing LDLc (low density lipoprotein cholesterol) levels in a mammal in need of treatment comprising administering a composition to the mammal, the composition comprising a nucleic acid lipid particle comprising a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of a human PCSK9 gene in a cell, wherein: the nucleic acid lipid particle comprises a lipid formulation comprising 45-65 mol % of a cationic lipid, 5 mol % to about 10 mol %, of a non-cationic lipid, 25-40 mol % of a sterol, and 0.5-5 mol % of a PEG or PEG-modified lipid and the cationic lipid comprises MC3 (((6Z,9Z,28Z,31Z)-heptatriaconta-6,9,28,31-tetraen-19-yl 4-(dimethylamino)butanoate), the dsRNA consists of a sense strand and an antisense strand, wherein the sense strand consists of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1227 and the antisense strand consists of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1228.