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Treatment of obesity

US6737407B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 2000
Grant dateMay 18, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2020

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

Abstract

A method for the treatment of obesity in an animal such as a human, comprises administering to the animal an effective amount of a peptide which comprises an analogue of the carboxyl-terminal sequence of a growth hormone, particularly an analogue of the carboxyl-terminal sequence of human growth hormone containing amino acid residues 177-191. A pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of obesity is also disclosed.

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