ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,202, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES INC. (San Diego).

"Compositions and methods of treating muscle dystrophy" was invented by Venkata Ramana Doppalapudi (San Diego), Michael David Hood (San Diego), Rob Burke (Encinitas, Calif.), Michael Caramian Cochran (San Diego), Beatrice Diana Darimont (San Diego), Yunyu Shi (La Jolla, Calif.), Gulin Erdogan Marelius (San Diego) and Barbora Malecova (La Jolla, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are polynucleic acid molecules, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treating muscle dystrophy (DM1)."

The patent was filed on May 31, 2023, under App...