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US Patent 6841381 Immunization by inoculation of DNA transcription unit

Patent 6841381 was granted and assigned to University of Massachusetts Medical School on January, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Patent Applicant

Current Assignee

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

68413810

Patent Inventor Names

Robert G. Webster0

Ellen F. Fynan0

Harriet L. Robinson0

Shan Lu0

Date of Patent

January 11, 2005

Patent Application Number

081878790

Date Filed

January 27, 1994

Patent Primary Examiner

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Dave T Nguyen

Patent abstract

This invention relates to a method of immunizing a vertebrate, comprising introducing into the vertebrate a DNA transcription unit which comprises DNA encoding a desired antigen or antigens. The uptake of the DNA transcription unit by a host vertebrate results in the expression of the desired antigen or antigens, thereby eliciting humoral or cell-mediated immune responses or both humoral and cell-mediated responses. The elicited humoral and cell-mediated immune response can provide protection against infection by pathogenic agents, provide an anti-tumor response, or provide contraception. The host can be any vertebrate, avian or mammal, including humans.