ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,642, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to UCB BIOSCIENCES INC. (Morrisville, N.C.).

"Prodrugs of deoxynucleosides for treatment of diseases caused by unbalanced nucleotide pools" was invented by Daniel DiPietro (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Deoxynucleotide prodrugs for treatment of diseases characterized by unbalanced nucleotide pools are provided herein."

The patent was filed on Feb. 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/167,317.

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