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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2012
Brian R. Boettcher, Winchester, MA (US);
Shari L. Caplan, Lunenburg, MA (US);
Douglas S. Daniels, Arlington, MA (US);
Norio Hamamatsu, Belmont, MA (US);
Stuart Licht, Cambridge, MA (US);
Stephen Craig Weldon, Leominster, MA (US);
Brian R. Boettcher, Winchester, MA (US);
Shari L. Caplan, Lunenburg, MA (US);
Douglas S. Daniels, Arlington, MA (US);
Norio Hamamatsu, Belmont, MA (US);
Stuart Licht, Cambridge, MA (US);
Stephen Craig Weldon, Leominster, MA (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to the identification of fusion proteins comprising polypeptide and protein variants of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) with improved pharmaceutical properties. Also disclosed are methods for treating FGF21-associated disorders, including metabolic conditions.