Obesity gene
US6998472B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K2217/05
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention describes a previously unknown gene, termed 5′OT-EST, which is responsible for inducing an obesity and/or infertility phenotype in transgenic animals, and transgenic animals comprising mutants of 5′OT-EST which are useful for assaying compounds for the treatment of obesity and/or infertility.
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