Sugar modified oligonucleotides that detect and modulate gene expression
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1. A mixed sequence oligonucleotide having at least one modified 2′
- -deoxyfuranosyl moiety modified by substitution with bromo, chloro, iodo, azido, amino, substituted amino, bromomethyl, chloromethyl, iodomethyl, cyanato, bromoalkoxyl, chloroalkoxyl, iodoalkoxyl, alkyl sulfide, alkyl sulfonate, nitrate or nitrite.
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Abstract
Compositions and methods are provided for the treatment and diagnosis of diseases amenable to modulation of the production of selected proteins. In accordance with preferred embodiments, oligonucleotides and oligonucleotide analogs are provided which are specifically hybridizable with a selected sequence of RNA or DNA wherein at least one of the 2′-deoxyfuranosyl moieties of the nucleoside unit is modified. Treatment of HIV, herpes virus, papillomavirus and other infections is provided.
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1. A mixed sequence oligonucleotide having at least one modified 2′
- -deoxyfuranosyl moiety modified by substitution with bromo, chloro, iodo, azido, amino, substituted amino, bromomethyl, chloromethyl, iodomethyl, cyanato, bromoalkoxyl, chloroalkoxyl, iodoalkoxyl, alkyl sulfide, alkyl sulfonate, nitrate or nitrite.
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2. A mixed sequence oligonucleotide having at least one 2′
- -deoxyfuranosyl moiety modified by substitution with alkyl.
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