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Patent Inventor Names
Deno Dialynas0
John Lucas0
Jiunn-chern Yeh0
Date of Patent
December 2, 2008
0Patent Application Number
105150330
Date Filed
May 26, 2003
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
The present invention relates to the field of obesity research. Obesity is a public health problem that is serious and widespread. A compound, homotrimer of OBG3 polypeptide fragment comprising globular domain and all or part of OBG3 collagen-like region, has been identified that has utility for reducing body mass, for maintaining weight loss, and for treating obesity-related diseases and disorders. These obesity-related diseases and disorders include hyperlipidemias, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and hypertension.
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