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US 8,999,935 B2Granted
Treatment of osteoporosis in peri- and post-menopausal women with hepcidin
AssigneeNew York University
InventorXi Huang
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of bone deterioration or osteoporosis in a peri- or post-menopausal female subject. The method involves selecting a peri- or post-menopausal female subject in need of treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of bone deterioration or osteoporosis and administering hepcidin to the selected subject under conditions effective to treat, prevent, or reduce the risk of bone deterioration or osteoporosis.
Claims7
A method of treating bone deterioration or osteoporosis in a peri- or post-menopausal female subject, said method comprising:
- selecting a peri- or post-menopausal female subject having bone deterioration or osteoporosis, and
- administering a hepcidin polypeptide to the selected subject under conditions effective to treat bone density or osteoporosis wherein the hepcidin polypeptide has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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