Inventors:
Donna Slonim - North Andover MA, US
Kirby Johnson - North Attleboro MA, US
Diana Bianchi - Charlestown MA, US
International Classification:
A61K 49/00, C40B 30/02, A61K 31/56, A61K 31/137, A61K 31/44, A61K 33/34, A61K 31/19, A61K 31/5415, A61K 31/395, A61K 31/60, A61K 31/4355, A61K 31/196, A61K 31/52, A61K 31/405, A61K 31/352, A61K 31/337, A61K 31/047, A61K 31/55, A61K 31/54, A61K 31/517, A61K 31/167, A61K 31/706, A61K 31/415, A61K 31/566, A61K 31/4164, A61K 31/195, A61K 31/197, A61K 31/201, A61K 31/407, C12Q 1/68, A61P 43/00
US Classification:
424 92, 506 8, 514181, 514654, 514356, 424637, 514573, 5142278, 514183, 514165, 514291, 514567, 5142633, 514420, 514456, 514449, 514729, 514217, 5142258, 51425217, 514619, 514 43, 514396, 514177, 514399, 514561, 514557, 514560, 514411, 435 611
Abstract:
The present invention provides systems for developing and/or testing therapies for prenatal diseases and conditions including Down Syndrome. The present invention also provides diagnostic methods for Down Syndrome involving, in some embodiments, gene expression analyses of fetal RNA and/or detection of expression of particular genes involved in Down Syndrome. Also provided are microarrays and kits useful in prenatal diagnostic applications.