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Variant luteinizing hormone encoding DNA

US5444167A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 1993
Grant dateAug 22, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K14/59
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a DNA molecule with the sequence coding for a mammalian luteinizing hormone wherein the codon for the amino acid located at position 8 of the LH.beta. chain is replaced by a codon for arginine or the codon for isoleucine at position 15 of the LH.beta. chain is replaced by a codon for threonine.

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