Key Patent Granted For AAVLife’s Gene-Therapy Program to Treat Cardiomyopathy in Friedreich’s Ataxia

Key Patent Granted For AAVLife’s Gene-Therapy Program to Treat Cardiomyopathy in Friedreich’s Ataxia. BUSINESS WIRE, August 05, 2015

The patent broadly protects a promising method for treating cardiomyopathy by using an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector to carry into cells a gene expressing the protein frataxin. The patent will run until 2033 or longer in the event of a successful application for an extension. Corresponding patent applications are pending in major markets globally. 

 Key Patent Granted For AAVLife’s Gene-Therapy Program to Treat Cardiomyopathy in Friedreich’s Ataxia