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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
Christopher Donald Southan, Bishop's Stortford, GB;
Helen Elizabeth Clinkenbeard, Hertford, GB;
Nicola Anne Burgess, Edmonton, GB;
SmithKline Beecham p.l.c., Middlesex, GB;
Abstract
HGBAB90 polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing HGBAB90 polypeptides and polynucleotides in the design of protocols for the treatment of pulmonary emphysema, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, periodontal disease, cystic fibrosis, respiratory disease, thrombosis, cancer, cachexia, angina, glaucoma, inflamatory disorders, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disorders such as hypertension, atherosclerotic disorders such as cardiac infarction, and stroke, asthma, psoriasis, chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's, demyelinating diseases, AIDS immune deficiency, disorders of photoreceptor degeneration, and lens cataract formation, organ transplant rejection, cataracts, restenosis, muscular dystrophy, renal failure, cerebral vasospasm, pancreatitis, and diabetic nephropathy, among others, and diagnostic assays for such conditions.