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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs), and related methods and compositions.SOLUTION: A hydrogel material comprises an interpenetrating network of two or more polymer networks, wherein at least one of the polymer networks is based on a biopolymer. Moreover, a method for producing the hydrogel material comprising, combining a first polymer network with a second polymer network, wherein the first polymer network or the second polymer network is based on a biopolymer. The present application also discloses devices manufactured from the IPN hydrogel material and uses thereof.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for reducing or eliminating neoplastic cells in an ex vivo mixture of normal hematopoeitic cells and neoplastic cells.SOLUTION: There is provided the method by bringing the mixture of cells into contact with a virus. In one aspect, the virus is an RNA virus. In one aspect, the neoplastic cells are leukemia cells. In one aspect, the hematopoietic cells are marrow cells. In one aspect, the hematopoietic cells are peripheral blood cells. In one aspect, the RNA virus is a single-stranded RNA virus. In one aspect, the single-stranded RNA virus is a non-segmented, negative sense RNA virus.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for diagnosing spinal muscular atrophy on the basis of deletion of a neuronal apoptosis inhibitor protein gene. SOLUTION: It is found that the gene for spinal muscular atrophy which is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder is mapped to a region of chromosome 5. Since the gene encodes a protein having homology with apoptosis inhibitor proteins of viruses, the encoded protein is specified as an NAIP (neuronal apoptosis inhibitor protein). A deletion is recognized in the NAIP region in patients suffering from the spinal muscular atrophy and not in the normal population. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a diagnostic method for spinal muscular atrophy due to deletion of neuronal apoptosis inhibitory protein gene. SOLUTION: The gene for autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder spinal muscular atrophy has been found to be mapped to a region of chromosome 5. The gene encodes a protein having homology with apoptosis inhibitory proteins of viruses so that the encoded protein has been labelled as a neuronal apoptosis inhibitory protein (NAIP). Deletion in the NAIP domain was identified in patients with spinal muscular atrophy and not in the normal population. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI