Treatment to prevent loss of and/or increase bone mass in metabolic bone diseases
US7056882B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00365
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is a treatment for increasing the bone mass or preventing bone loss in an individual afflicted with a bone disease which includes administering to the individual a morphogen in a therapeutically effective amount so as to maintain or stimulate bone formation.
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