ABCG8 vectors, host cells, and method of making
US6821750B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/044
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding a novel ABC family cholesterol transporter, ABCG8. The herein-disclosed sequences can be used for any of a number of purposes, including for the diagnosis and treatment of cholesterol-associated disorders, including sitosterolemia, and for the identification of molecules that associate with and/or modulate the activity of ABCG8.
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