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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Gertrud Hötten, Herne, DE;
Helge Neidhardt, Marburg, DE;
Rolf Bechtold, Heidelberg, DE;
Jens Pohl, Hambruecken, DE;
Inventors:
Gertrud Hötten, Herne, DE;
Helge Neidhardt, Marburg, DE;
Rolf Bechtold, Heidelberg, DE;
Jens Pohl, Hambruecken, DE;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/475 (2006.01); A61K 38/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides DNA sequences encoding novel members of the TGF-β family of proteins. The TGF-β family comprises proteins which function as growth and/or differentiation factors and which are useful in medical applications. Accordingly, the invention also describes the isolation of the above-mentioned DNA sequences, the expression of the encoded proteins, the production of said proteins and pharmaceutical compositions containing said proteins.