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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Gary Ruvkun, Newton, MA (US);
Kaveh Ashrafi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gary Ruvkun, Newton, MA (US);
Kaveh Ashrafi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In general, this invention relates to nucleic acid and amino acid sequences involved in fat metabolism regulation and the use of these sequences as targets for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases. In addition, the invention relates to screening methods for identifying modulators of body fat metabolism and the development of treatments for obesity and obesity-related diseases.