Seaside Therapeutics Announces Issuance of Key Patent for Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seaside Therapeutics LLC today announced the issuance of U.S. patent 7,648,993 B2 (‘993 patent), which covers methods of treating autism with group 1 antagonists of the metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) pathway. An earlier related patent, U.S. patent 6,890,931 B2 (‘931 patent), was issued in 2005 and covers methods of treating Fragile X Syndrome, the most common known cause of autism, with group 1 antagonists of the mGluR pathway. Related patents have also issued in Europe (EP 1 392 363 B1) and have been allowed in Canada. Together, these patents form the foundation of Seaside’s intellectual property estate. The method of use claims in these patents reflect critical observations of the mGluR pathway and its implications in the causation of Fragile X Syndrome, autism and other disorders of brain development.