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rAAV Gene Therapy to Treat Hyperthyroidism in One Administration
Blocks Hormone Receptors to Stop Overproduction of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone This vector-based gene therapy encodes antibodies that block the stimulation of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptors (TSHR), which when activated can lead to hyperthyroidism. Graves’ disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism, and is caused by stimulation...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Scott Rivkees, Arun Srivastava
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Gene Therapy, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Therapeutics
rAAV Vector Gene Therapy for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
Targets Cancerous Cells and Uses Tissue-Specific Promoters to Promote Gene ExpressionThis gene therapy utilizes rAAV vectors to target metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma cells, providing a treatment for the highly aggressive form of thyroid cancer. With available treatments, medullary thyroid carcinoma is incurable once metastasized; for example,...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Arun Srivastava, Jacqueline Hobbs, Scott Rivkees, Laura Adamson
Keywords(s): Adeno-Associated Virus, calcitonin, Gene Therapy, medullary thyroid carcinoma
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Gene Therapy, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Therapeutics