Technology ID
              TAB-3612
          High Concentration Methylcobalamin (Me-Cbl) or Combination of Methyl- and Hydroxocobalamin (Me/OH-Cbl) for the Treatment of Cobalamin C Deficiency and Related Disorders
E-Numbers
          E-147-2020-0
              Lead Inventor
          Venditti, Charles
              Lead IC
          NHGRI
              Co-Inventors
          Sloan, Jennifer
          Manoli, Eirini (Irini)
              ICs
          NHGRI
              Applications
          Therapeutics
              Therapeutic Areas
          Ophthalmology
          Oncology
          Infectious Disease
          Endocrinology
          Dental
          Cardiology
              Cobalamin C deficiency (cblC), caused by mutations in MMACHC, is the most common inborn error of intracellular vitamin B12 metabolism.  NHGRI scientist have generated a number of Mmachc knockout mouse models. The cblC mice present with early lethality, recapitulate the neurological phenotype seen in patients, and have enabled proof of concept testing with traditional hydroxocobalamin formulations and doses. The scientist have also developed a novel combination of hydroxo- and methylcobalamin, having superior performance to traditional hydroxocobalamin only treatment. The immediate use of the results and models are to enable the formulation and testing of new cobalamin preparations (injectables) for the treatment of a large group of inborn errors of metabolism, neurological, ocular and vascular disorders.
      
  Commercial Applications
              - Enable the formulation and testing of new cobalamin preparations (injectables) for the treatment of a large group of inborn errors of metabolism, neurological, ocular and vascular disorders.
 - Used to treat primary or secondary vitamin B12 deficiency, nutritional conditions, hyperhomocysteinemia, thrombotic microangiopathies, and possibly behavioral conditions
 
Competitive Advantages
              This technology enables the use of new doses and formulations of cobalamin (vitamin B12) for diseases with limited treatment options.
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