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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2004
Hidehito Kotani, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiraku Itadani, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiromitsu Araki, Tsukuba, JP;
Kazuhiko Takahashi, Tsukuba, JP;
Satoshi Mashiko, Tsukuba, JP;
Akane Ishihara, Tsukuba, JP;
Akio Kanatani, Tsukuba, JP;
Hidehito Kotani, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiraku Itadani, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiromitsu Araki, Tsukuba, JP;
Kazuhiko Takahashi, Tsukuba, JP;
Satoshi Mashiko, Tsukuba, JP;
Akane Ishihara, Tsukuba, JP;
Akio Kanatani, Tsukuba, JP;
Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In the examination of obesity or leanness, the examination is based on the expression level of the MCP-1 gene or the MCP-1 protein in a tissue or cell analyte, or on the polymorphism in the gene. In the evaluation of compounds, including screening for therapeutic agents for obesity or leanness, the properties of the MCP-1 gene or the MCP-1 protein are utilized to carry out the evaluation.