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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:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David G Lowe, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Jill R Schoenfeld, Burlingame, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genetech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 530324 ; 530300 ;
Abstract
Compounds related to BNP have reduced binding affinity for the natriuretic peptide receptor-C but possess improved or equivalent affinity to the wild type BNP for natriuretic peptide receptor-A. The BNP related compounds are suitable for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of various pathological conditions associated with water or electrolyte imbalance.