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US 7,186,694 B2Granted
Leptin-related peptides
AssigneeAlbany Medical College
InventorsPatricia Grasso, Daniel W. Lee, Matthew C. Leinung
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and compositions containing novel leptin peptides, preferably for the modulation of body mass (i.e., weight), more specifically for novel diagnostic and therapeutic applications in homeostasis of body weight and adipose tissue mass.
Claims11
A method for treating a pathophysiology relating to homeostasis of body mass comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a leptin peptide of SEQ ID NOS:
- 2 or 18, wherein the leptin peptide reduces body mass.
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