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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2006
Applicants:
C. Ronald Kahn, West Newton, MA (US);
Yu-hua Tseng, Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
C. Ronald Kahn, West Newton, MA (US);
Yu-Hua Tseng, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 43/04 (2006.01); A61K 31/70 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01); C12N 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein are methods for identifying and using inhibitors of Necdin function to promote brown adipose tissue (BAT) differentiation, thereby treating obesity.