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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1995
Colin R Dunstan, San Antonio, TX (US);
Elzbieta Izbicka, San Antonio, TX (US);
Gregory R Mundy, San Antonio, TX (US);
Wilson Burgess, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Michael C Jaye, Glenside, PA (US);
OsteoSA Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals Inc., Collegeville, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides therapeutic compositions for the prevention and treatment of pathological conditions involving bone and dental tissue. The present invention also provides a method to promote bone repair and/or growth for the treatment of pathological conditions involving bone tissue, for example, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, osteopetrosis, and periodontal disease and fracture repair, and healing of bone defects by administering FGF-1 to an animal or human in need of treatment.