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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
Kazuwa Nakao, Kyoto, JP;
Akihiro Yasoda, Hyogo, JP;
Hidetomo Kitamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Other;
Abstract
This invention provides a composition for increasing a body height of a patient with short stature or an individual other than patients with short stature. More specifically, the invention provides: a composition for increasing the body height of an individual comprising a guanyl cyclase B (GC-B) activator as an active ingredient, the composition being to be administered to an individual free from FGFR3 abnormality; a method for increasing the body height of an individual free from FGFR3 abnormality which comprises activating GC-B; a method for screening an agent for increasing the body height of an individual which comprises selecting an agent for increasing the body height using GC-B activity as an indication; and a method for extending a cartilage bone free from FGFR3 abnormality which comprises activating GC-B in an individual.