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Cartilage and bone-inducing proteins

US5750651A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 1993
Grant dateMay 12, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/84
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are 1) osteogenic devices comprising a matrix containing osteogenic protein and methods of inducing endochondral bone growth in mammals using the devices; 2) amino acid sequence data, amino acid composition, solubility properties, structural features, homologies and various other data characterizing osteogenic proteins, 3) methods of producing osteogenic proteins using recombinant DNA technology, and 4) osteogenically and chondrogenically active synthetic protein constructs.

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