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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A Feild, Delran, NJ (US);
Kimberly Brun, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
SmithKline Beecham Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435226 ; 4353201 ; 435325 ; 536 232 ; 536 2431 ;
Abstract
Rat cathepsin k polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing rat cathepsin k polypeptides and polynucleotides in the design of protocols for the treatment of osteoporosis, periodonatal disease, arthritis, cancer, tumor metastasis, and Paget's disease, among others, and diagnostic assays for such conditions.