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US 8,293,881 B2Granted
Isolated nucleic acid encoding a truncated ActRIIB fusion protein
AssigneeAcceleron Pharma Inc.
InventorsJasbir Seehra, Ravindra Kumar
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Abstract
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating (promoting or inhibiting) growth of a tissue, such as bone, cartilage, muscle, fat, brown fat and/or neuronal tissue and for treating metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity, as well as disorders associated with any of the foregoing tissue.
Claims9
An isolated nucleic acid comprising a nucleic acid sequence that hybridizes to the complement of nucleotides 73-396 of SEQ ID NO:6 in the presence of 6.0× sodium/sodium citrate (SSC) at 45° C. followed by a wash in 2.0×SSC at 65° C.
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