The present invention provides an iRNA composition that affects the cleavage of the
RNA transcript of the ANGPTL3
gene, which is mediated by the
RNA-induced
silence complex (RISC). The ANGPTL3 may be in a
cell, e.g., in a subject, e.g., in a
cell in the body of a person. The invention also provides methods of using the iRNA compositions of the invention for inhibiting the expression of the ANGPTL3
gene and / or for treating a subject that would benefit from inhibition or reduction of the expression of the ANGPTL3
gene, such as a subject experiencing or susceptible to dysregulation of
lipid metabolism, such as a subject who would benefit from inhibition or reduction of the expression of the ANGPTL3 gene. Such as a subject suffering from or susceptible to
hyperlipidemia or
hypertriglyceridemia.