Owner AVI BioPharma, Inc.

Inventors Smith, Alvin W; Stein, David A; Skilling, Douglas E; Iversen, Patrick L

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-B-2002342057

PCT Number PCT/US02/32868

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/033657

Priority 60/329,815 16.10.01 US

Filing date 16 October 2002

Wipo publication date 28 April 2003

Acceptance publication date 22 January 2009

G01N 33/53 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups - Immunoassay

A61K 31/7105 (2006.01) - Natural ribonucleic acids, i.e. containing only riboses attached to adenine, guanine, cytosine or uracil and having 3'-5' phosphodiester links

A61K 31/712 (2006.01) - Nucleic acids or oligonucleotides having modified sugars, i.e. other than ribose or 2'-deoxyribose

A61K 31/7125 (2006.01) - Nucleic acids or oligonucleotides having modified internucleoside linkage, i.e. other than 3'-5' phosphodiesters

A61K 48/00 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseases

A61P 31/14 (2006.01) Antiinfectives, i.e. antibiotics, antiseptics, chemotherapeutics

C12N 15/09 (2006.01) Mutation or genetic engineering - Recombinant DNA-technology

C12N 15/11 (2006.01) Mutation or genetic engineering - DNA or RNA fragments

C12Q 1/68 (2006.01) Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or micro-organisms - involving nucleic acids

G01N 33/566 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups - using specific carrier or receptor proteins as ligand binding reagent

G01N 33/569 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups - for micro-organisms, e.g. protozoa, bacteria, viruses

A61K 38/00 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing peptides