US 2003/0120058 A1 · Growth differentiation factor-8

Abstract

Growth differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8) is disclosed along with its polynucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence. Also disclosed are diagnostic and therapeutic methods of using the GDF-8 polypeptide and polynucleotide sequences.

Claims2

Dependent claims

An isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding a Growth Differentiation Factor-8 (GDF-8) family member polypeptide.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/335,483Filed 31 Dec 2002

Priority

19 Mar 1993

Published

26 Jun 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

C07K 14/475
From animals; from humans: growth factors; Growth regulators
A61P 25/28
Drugs for disorders of the nervous system: for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents,…
A61P 35/00
Antineoplastic agents
A61P 43/00
Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups a61p1/00-a61p41/00

Family

Application08/033,923Continuation in part · filed 19 Mar 1993

Application08/525,596Division · filed 26 Oct 1995

Application08/525,596A 371 of international · filed 26 Oct 1995

Application09/177,860Continuation · filed 23 Oct 1998

Application09/177,860Division · filed 23 Oct 1998

Application09/629,938Continuation · filed 1 Aug 2000

Application10/335,483Continuation · filed 31 Dec 2002

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