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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2000
Jean-Baptiste Dumas Milne-Edwards, Paris, FR;
Aymeric Duclert, Saint-Maur, FR;
Lydie Bougueleret, Petit Lancy, CH;
Catherine Clusel, Montreuil-sous-Bois, FR;
Genset S.A., , FR;
Abstract
The invention concerns CCRP-1 polynucleotides and polypeptides. The invention further relates to methods of directing polynucleotides, polypetides, and small molecules to mitochondria. The invention further relates to methods of reducing blood levels of fatty acids in an individual. The invention also concerns methods of identifying individuals who are at increased risk or who have a predisposition for developing, or present state of having, a diseases or disorder, such as obesity or heart disease, by determining the level of a CCRP-1 gene product in an individual.