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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Bruce A. Morgan, Lexington, MA (US);
Jiro Kishimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Robert Burgeson, Marblehead, MA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce A. Morgan, Lexington, MA (US);
Jiro Kishimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Robert Burgeson, Marblehead, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention features methods of promoting hair growth in a subject. The methods include inducing or mimicking the effects of Wnt promoted signal transduction, e.g., by increasing the level of Wnt protein or administering an agent which mimics an effect of Wnt promoted signal transduction, e.g., by administering lithium chloride. Methods of inhibiting hair growth are also provided.