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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ulf Eriksson, B.ang.lsata, SE;
Birgitta Olofsson, Sundbyberg, SE;
Kari Alitalo, Helsinki, SE;
Katri Pajusola, helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435325 ; 435243 ; 4353201 ; 435348 ; 435366 ; 435410 ; 536 231 ; 536 235 ; 536 2433 ;
Abstract
VEGF-B polypeptides from the PDGF family of growth factors having the property of promoting mitosis and proliferation of vascular endothelial cells, DNA sequences encoding these polypeptides, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and antibodies which react with them. The VEGF-B polypeptides are useful in stimulating angiogenesis as well as in diagnostic applications.