Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Trisha Lockhart

C Frank Bennett

Brett P Monia

Robert McKay

William A Gaarde

Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of hepcidin in a cell, tissue or animal or preventing, ameliorating or treating anemia. Also provided are methods for prevention, amelioration or treatment of anemia, and for increasing red blood cell count in an animal. Also provided are methods for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of low serum iron levels, low red blood cell count and other clinical endpoints of anemia in an animal. These methods may be achieved by administration of compounds or compositions including antisense compounds targeted to a nucleic acid that expresses hepcidin polypeptide combined with an erythropoiesis stimulating agent.

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Trisha Lockhart