Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Nonhuman animal – Transgenic nonhuman animal
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-29
2006-08-29
Wehbe′, Anne M. (Department: 1632)
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Nonhuman animal
Transgenic nonhuman animal
C800S013000, C800S009000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07098377
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides methods and materials related to animals having a disrupted IEX-1 sequence. For example, the invention provides homozygous knockout (IEX-1−/−) animals and heterozygous (IEX-1−/+) animals.
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Kumar Rajiv
Van Deursen Jan
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Hama Joanne
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Wehbe′ Anne M.
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