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Fgl-2 knockout mice

US6642433B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 2000
Grant dateNov 4, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2800/224
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A knockout mouse in which the Fgl-2 gene has been suppressed is described. The mouse is useful in studying the role of Fgl-2 in normal and disease states including viral hepatitis, allograph rejection, fetal loss, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus glomerulonephritis; acute respiratory disease syndrome, Whipple's disease, cancer and for developing therapies to treat these diseases.

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