US Patent 8053627 Methods for treating demyelination disorders

Patent 8053627 was granted and assigned to University of Chicago on November, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

University of Chicago

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

80536270

Patent Inventor Names

Wensheng Lin0

Brian Popko0

Date of Patent

November 8, 2011

Patent Application Number

114317820

Date Filed

May 9, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Maria Leavitt

Patent abstract

This invention is in the field of neurology. Specifically, the invention relates to the discovery and characterization of molecular components that play a role in neuronal demyelination or remyelination. In addition, the invention relates to the generation of an animal model that exhibits hypomyelination. The compositions and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for drug screening and/or treatment of demyelination disorders.