RNA interference mediated inhibition of gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA)
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Abstract
This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules. In particular, the instant invention features small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules and methods used to modulate the expression of genes, such as expressed pseudogenes associated with the maintenance or development of diseases, disorders, traits, and conditions in a subject or organism.
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33. A chemically synthesized double stranded short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecule, wherein:
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a. the siNA comprises a first strand and a second strand having at least one chemical modification;
b. the first strand comprises a sense region the second strand comprises an antisense region; and
c. the first strand and second strand form an asymmetric duplex wherein the antisense region is of length from about 15 to about 30 nucleotides, and the sense region is of length from about 10 to about 25 nucleotides that are complementary to the antisense region. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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