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	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Allerca promises sneeze-free cats
		Allerca CEO Young declined to say where she had worked before Allerca, to disclose how many employees the company has or where it is located, or to name any scientists associated with the cat project.
		Allerca began accepting $350 deposits for the yet-to-be produced transgenic cats, which at the time the company claimed it would sell for $3,000 to $10,000.
		Allerca expects to produce 400 to 500 kittens in 2007, and to build that number to 5,000 by 2008, she said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20060608-9999-1b8cat.html (870 words)

	Pets.coloradosprings.com
		Since it announced the project in October 2004, the San Diego company, Allerca, says it has received inquiries from people in 85 countries seeking to buy cats bred so their glands do not produce the protein responsible for most human cat allergies.
		Ten volunteers with severe cat allergies were exposed to a variety of cats but showed no reaction to the Allerca cats, though all had symptoms with normal animals.
		Allerca screened thousands of cats to identify a population with the modified gene and then set those cats to breeding.
	pets.coloradosprings.com /feature_fullstory.jsp?id=5242 (700 words)

	Exposure Trial by Leading Allergist Shows ALLERCA Cat Is Hypoallergenic
		ALLERCA'S success in discovering the first hypoallergenic cats started with its proprietary diagnostic technology that detected minute specific variations in the feline D1 gene, responsible for producing the protein that causes humans to react.
		ALLERCA hypoallergenic cats are bred in state-of-the art breeding facilities where the cats are socialized and well cared for under constant in-house veterinary care in preparation for delivery to their new families.
		ALLERCA is a lifestyle pet company based in San Diego with a strategic network of experts dispersed all over the U.S. ALLERCA'S mission is to connect people and pets according to one's lifestyle.
	www.ereleases.com /pr/20060914007.html (762 words)

	Allergen-free cats — a breed apart - life - 09 June 2006 - New Scientist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Allerca says that is because those cats lack the gene to produce the allergenic form of FEL D1, and instead produces a different, non-allergenic protein.
		In a statement, Allerca says "individuals with known feline allergies were fully exposed to the Allerca GD cats without demonstrating any allergic reactions", but that the same people suffered swollen eyes, asthmatic symptoms, and hives when later exposed to ordinary cats.
		Allerca reports a two-year backlog of orders, with US residents paying $3950, and residents of other countries paying 4950 to 9950 ($6300 to $12,700, respectively).
	www.newscientist.com /channel/life/dn9313.html (573 words)

	DenverPost.com - Cat that won't make you sneeze?
		San Diego-based Allerca has been on a quest to produce kitties with modified levels of the glycoprotein found in saliva and skin that is a major allergy trigger.
		During the hiatus, Allerca tests on the silenced gene coincidentally revealed that a related group of its test cats carried a genetic mutation that rendered them naturally hypoallergenic.
		Allerca's website may claim its cats are the first scientifically proven hypoallergenic cats, but "they are not the first - Siberians have been (in the U.S.) since the early 1990s," says breeder Lynda Nelson of Kravchenko Siberians in Daytona Beach, Fla.
	www.denverpost.com /lifestyles/ci_4506775 (598 words)

	Love Cats, But Suffer From Allergies? ALLERCA Unveils the World's First Scientifically Proven Hypoallergenic Cats as an ...
		ALLERCA's first customers are expected to take delivery of their hypoallergenic kittens in early 2007.
		One of the first people to order an ALLERCA hypoallergenic kitten is Nina Greenberg who lives in New York City with her two children, Lauren and Nicolette.
		ALLERCA Inc. is a biotechnology company working with leading genetic technologies focusing on animal genetics, research and development, headquartered in San Diego, California.
	www.ereleases.com /pr/20060607006.html (594 words)

	Allerca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Allerca is a San Diego-based biotechnology company which claims to have bred hypoallergenic cats through a selective breeding process.
		According to company literature, the company's cats have significantly reduced levels of a particular protein that humans suffer allergic reactions to.
		Allerca scientists tried to delete or disable the gene.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allerca (323 words)

	Pet forum for dogs cats and humans - Pets.ca - World's First Hypo-Allergenic Cats....
		ALLERCA's hypoallergenic cats will be a significant new alternative to the traditional treatment of cat allergies given that it eliminates the allergen at its source.
		ALLERCA Inc. is a biotechnology company working with leading genetic technologies focusing on animal genetics, research and development.
		ALLERCA Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and maintains an international presence in Europe, Japan, Australia and Latin America.
	www.pets.ca /forum/printthread.php?t=8710 (493 words)

	cantonrep.com
		Dubbed the ``Allerca GD'' (for ``genetically divergent''), this cat is the result of scientists isolating the feline gene that produces the protein that causes many human allergies.
		Young says Allerca's breeding facilities are ``barrier-free'' and staffed by experienced animal husbandry experts as well as ``professional animal socializers'' who play with the cats and get them accustomed to children as well as other pets.
		Allerca is planning to make a major announcement next year about a new lifestyle pet.
	www.cantonrep.com /printable.php?ID=314103 (730 words)

	Allerca \| Science Buzz
		Pet Cat: This particular cat is not hypoallergenic, but Allerca has made other individuals of the species that are.
		Cat allergy sufferers' antibodies overreact to the Feld1 protein that is secreted by the sebaceous glands on the skin of many cats.
		Allerca began its research by attempting to genetically engineer a low allergy cat.
	ltc.smm.org /buzz/buzz_tags/allerca (224 words)

	KSBI-TV - Home - Genetically Modified Cats for Sale
		Allerca hopes to attract customers among the millions of people worldwide who suffer from cat allergies.
		Allerca expects the first kittens to be born in early 2007 and is already accepting $250 deposits from interested customers.
		Allerca president Simon Brodie told The Associated Press that he ultimately hopes to sell 200,000 of the cats annually at $3,500 each in the United States.
	www.ksbitv.com /home/1136071.html (435 words)

	Business Update - Exposure trial by leading allergist shows Allerca cat is h...
		ALLERCA has been conducting internal trials over the last year but Spector's exposure study is the first independent external study conducted to date.
		ALLERCA detected genetic divergences in the "code" of the Fel D1 gene sequence and selectively bred these genetically divergent cats.
		ALLERCA is a lifestyle pet company based in San Diego with a strategic network of experts dispersed all over the U.S. This article was prepared by NewsRx editors from staff and other reports.
	www.newsrx.com /health-articles/363560.html (814 words)

	Biotech Cats - Page 2 - Vegan Represent
		ALLERCA’s hypoallergenic cats are a significant new alternative to the traditional treatment of cat allergies given that they eliminate the allergen at its source.
		ALLERCA has implemented a web-based information and purchasing system for those who want to be some of the first to own and enjoy an ALLERCA GD hypoallergenic kitten.
		ALLERCA GD kitten delivery is very limited through 2007 and we anticipate that demand will push availability to 2009 or later.
	www.veganrepresent.com /forums/showthread.php?p=160273#post160273 (1629 words)

	mkeonline.com - Invasion of the allergy-free cat
		This could be a steal, because Allerca estimates their cats could fetch up to $7,000 each in the future.
		Beginning in February, Allerca scientists will alter undifferentiated embryonic kitten cells, disrupting their ability to make the allergen, Brodie said.
		Allerca plans to control all hypo-allergenic cat breeding and adoption.
	www.mkeonline.com /story.asp?id=284274 (929 words)

	Allerca's Hypoallergenic Cats - Medgadget - www.medgadget.com
		Starting with proprietary genetic technologies, the ALLERCA team began by focusing on the particular gene that produces the Fel d 1 glycoprotein.
		ALLERCA then targeted those divergences that could potentially change the structure of the Fel d 1 allergen produced by the gene.
		The GD method adopted by ALLERCA is regarded as the most effective method of producing healthy hypoallergenic cats and is harmless to the animal.
	www.medgadget.com /archives/2006/09/allercas_hypoal.html (583 words)

	Allerca Lifestyle Pets
		This section provides more information on how until the advent of the ALLERCA cats, the choice has been either to live without a pet or make considerable alterations in one's living environment.
		ALLERCA has produced the world’s first scientifically-proven hypoallergenic cats.
		The ALLERCA research and development team has placed ALLERCA in a unique position to produce the world's first hypoallergenic cat.
	www.allerca.com (194 words)

	THE ALLERCA FOUNDATION
		The ALLERCA Foundation is project of ALLERCA corporate dedicated to preserving endangered animal species through the use of current and future genetic technologies.
		The approach of the Foundation to fund modern scientific methods such as DNA banking to ensure the continued existence of rare and disappearing animals.
		We chose the Clouded Leopard given that it is not only a very rare "big cat", but also because we have access to a number of Clouded leopards in captivity that will act as surrogates for the cloned embryos.
	www.allercafoundation.org (230 words)

	$4,000 to good home: Hypoallergenic kittens \| TheNewsTribune.com \| Tacoma, WA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Since it announced the project in October 2004, the company, Allerca, of San Diego, says it has received inquiries from people in 85 countries seeking to buy a cat bred so that its glands do not produce the protein responsible for most human cat allergies.
		For the moment, he said he would not recommend buying the cats because “$4,000 seems like a lot of money” and there was still the chance that some people might react to less-common cat proteins.
		Last month, an Allerca public relations consultant, Julie Chytrowsky, kept Joshua, an Allerca cat, for several weeks at her Los Angeles-area apartment.
	www.thenewstribune.com /news/nationworld/story/6147392p-5380587c.html (961 words)

	Allerca \| Legal Information
		Although we believe in the hope and promise of hypoallergenic cats and anticipate that hypoallergenic cats may assist those persons who suffer from certain allergies or other medical conditions, we do not guarantee that a hypoallergenic cat is useful for the treatment of any particular disorder and is a matter for your physicians to determine.
		ALLERCA does, however, permit visitors to make a single copy of information published on ALLERCA’s web site for their personal, non-commercial use or use within the organization that employs them.
		ALLERCA’s name, logos, and trademarks may not be otherwise used by the visitors in any manner without the prior written consent of ALLERCA, and we will enforce our copyright under United States and foreign laws.
	www.allerca.com /html/legalinfo.html (824 words)

	wcbstv.com - Researchers Claim Existence Of Hypoallergenic Cat
		Allerca said the result is an "allergy-free" cat that does not cause allergic symptoms in humans.
		The CEO of Allerca said there is good scientific evidence for these cats.
		Allerca said you can buy these cats beginning the first quarter of next year.
	wcbstv.com /seenon/local_story_158183711.html (433 words)

	Hypoallegenic Cat?
		This new "breed" of cat, is the first in a planned series of lifestyle pets, Los Angeles-based Allerca said in a press release.
		Allerca expects their customers to come from among the millions of people worldwide who suffer from cat allergies.
		In the United States alone, up to 10 percent of the population is believed to be allergic to cats.
	www.showcatsonline.com /x/hypoallegenic-cat.htm (465 words)

	News: Pets Best Provides Insurance Plans for ALLERCA Lifestyle Pets Hypoallergenic Kittens. Genetic Engineering News - ...
		Starting with proprietary genetic technologies, the ALLERCA team began by focusing on the particular gene that produces the glycoprotein.
		ALLERCA then targeted those divergences that could potentially change the structure of the allergen produced by the gene.
		Using sophisticated bioinformatics to manage feline breeding programs, the final stage resulted in cats with a divergent gene that produces a different version of the protein and a cat that no longer triggers the autoimmune system of people allergic to cats.
	www.genengnews.com /news/bnitem.aspx?name=6851228 (863 words)

	The Corpus Callosum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Allerca started taking $250 deposits for cats that it intended to produce.
		Allerca officials are closely guarding their scientific data, and independent parties have yet to publicly verify the cats' hypoallergenic status.
		As it happens, many people who think they are allergic to cats, actually are allergic to pollen and other material that cats being in with them from outdoors, or from somewhere in the basement.
	scienceblogs.com /corpuscallosum/2006/06/post.php (695 words)

	THE ALLERCA FOUNDATION
		This is a unique opportunity to join the first ever open ALLERCA Foundation expedition to the Pacaya-Samiria ecological reserve, a remote region of the Amazonian rainforest with the highest diversity of mammals on earth, and home to many endangered monkeys.
		Previously open only to scientists and researchers, this expedition is now open to the public through the ALLERCA Foundation to assist research and conservation in the Pacaya-Samiria ecological reserve.
		The first ALLERCA Foundation expedition to Pacaya-Samiria leaves Iquitos on 15th August 2006, travels down the Amazon River and reaches the Ungurahui station on the 17th August.
	www.allercafoundation.org /topmenu8.html (1245 words)

	nbc5i.com - Money - A Catfight Over Allergy-Free Kitties
		Two upstart companies -- Transgenic Pets and Allerca -- are attempting to apply to cats the same basic methods of genetic manipulation that make farm animals and crops heartier.
		Brodie, who founded Allerca last year, declined to comment on the suit, but the Allerca Web site was still live on Feb. 3.
		Allerca issued a press release on Jan. 15, announcing that it will charge $5,000 for its future cats, instead of the $3,500 originally planned.
	www.nbc5i.com /money/4169293/detail.html (1099 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Allergic? This cat's for you
		According to Allerca's Web site, the cats — which have medium-length hair and come in the same colors and patterns as normal cats — are the result of using "sophisticated bioinformatics to manage feline breeding programs."
		Although the company isn't sure exactly when the first cats will be ready — "It's up to Mother Nature," Young said — it expects to make deliveries in the first quarter of 2007 and to build up the breeding pool to several dozen by next summer.
		They come with a year of veterinary insurance, nail caps called Soft Paws — "We want to discourage declawing," Young said — and a "certificate of authenticity" that bears an image of the divergent gene sequence.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,650200352,00.html (744 words)

	The Winnipeg Free Press Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		According to Allerca's website, the cats -- which have medium-length hair and come in the same colours and patterns as normal cats -- are the result of using "sophisticated bioinformatics to manage feline breeding programs."
		The Humane Society of the United States estimates that three million to four million cats go into shelters every year, about half of which will be euthanized.
		Although HSUS has no stated policy on breeding and doesn't know much about Allerca beyond what's on the website, outreach director Stephanie Shain says the organization plans to keep an eye on the company.
	www.winnipegfreepress.com /westview/story/3742171p-4326441c.html (778 words)

	Pet Health Care > ALLERCA Cat is Hypoallergenic and Allergy-Free
		Sheldon Spector, a leading allergist and clinical professor at UCLA, has designed a protocol and conducted an independent exposure trial that attests the hypoallergenic nature of the ALLERCA(R) GD cat, the world's first naturally bred hypoallergenic feline.
		The ALLERCA kittens come with premium pet insurance provided by Pets Best (www.petsbest.com), are micro-chipped and are spayed or neutered.
		More information on ALLERCA can be found at www.allerca.com
	www.emaxhealth.com /116/7539.html (692 words)

	.: Albany Democrat-Herald :. Archives
		Rather than mess with the cats’ DNA, and potentially introducing other unknown effects, the researchers at Allerca identified the code in the gene sequence that is responsible for producing proteins that cause our itchy eyes and stuffy noses.
		By breeding the cats that had gene sequences indicating a low level of protein production, the Allerca cat was created.
		But it’s not just allergy sufferers who are interested in the cats - others who have friends or family with problems are interested in having a pet that won’t keep people from visiting them.
	www.dhonline.com /articles/2006/06/11/news/home_garden/hag03.txt (840 words)

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