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Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and methods of use

US6358741B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 1999
Grant dateMar 19, 2002
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides rat connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), means for producing CTGF and therapeutic methods for using CTGF or derivatives therof. The invention further provides methods for modulating the activity of CTGF and methods for ameliorating a cell proliferative disorder associated with CTGF.

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