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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Frances Yen, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, FR;
Mary Ruth Erickson, San Diego, CA (US);
Joachim Fruebis, Redmond, WA (US);
Bernard Bihain, Cancale, FR;
Inventors:
Frances Yen, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, FR;
Mary Ruth Erickson, San Diego, CA (US);
Joachim Fruebis, Redmond, WA (US);
Bernard Bihain, Cancale, FR;
Assignee:
Serono Genetics Institute, S.A., Evry, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is drawn to methods of screening for new compounds for the treatment of obesity and obesity-related diseases and disorders, as well as methods of treating obesity-related diseases and disorders, based on the discovery of the role of the leptin-LSR interaction in obesity.