Patent Document ID: 9937224
Application ID: 14822711
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A pharmaceutical composition or kit comprising one or more agents that can be used to inhibit degeneration of a neuron or portion thereof, wherein the one or more agents are one or more short interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules that target dual leucine zipper-bearing kinase (DLK) and comprise a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of GCACTGAATTGGACAACTCTT (SEQ ID NO: 1), GAGTTGTCCAATTCAGTGCTT (SEQ ID NO: 2), GGACATCGCCTCCGCTGATTT (SEQ ID NO: 3), ATCAGCGGAGGCGATGTCCTT (SEQ ID NO: 4), GCAAGACCCGTCACCGAAATT (SEQ ID NO: 5), TTTCGGTGACGGGTCTTGCTT (SEQ ID NO: 6), GCGGTGTCCTGGTCTACTATT (SEQ ID NO: 7), and TAGTAGACCAGGACACCGCTT (SEQ ID NO: 8).