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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Brian R. Boettcher, Winchester, MA (US);
Shari Lynn Caplan, Lunenburg, MA (US);
Susan E. Cellitti, San Diego, CA (US);
Douglas S. Daniels, New Haven, CT (US);
Norio Hamamatsu, Belmont, MA (US);
Bernhard Hubert Geierstanger, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Stuart Licht, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andreas Loew, Somerville, MA (US);
Stephen Craig Weldon, Leominster, MA (US);
Brian R. Boettcher, Winchester, MA (US);
Shari Lynn Caplan, Lunenburg, MA (US);
Susan E. Cellitti, San Diego, CA (US);
Douglas S. Daniels, New Haven, CT (US);
Norio Hamamatsu, Belmont, MA (US);
Bernhard Hubert Geierstanger, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Stuart Licht, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andreas Loew, Somerville, MA (US);
Stephen Craig Weldon, Leominster, MA (US);
NOVARTIS AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the identification of dual function fusion proteins comprising fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) and Exenatide, Exendin-4, or GLP-1. Also disclosed are methods for treating metabolic, cardiovascular, and endocrine conditions related to glucose and/or lipid homeostasis.