Patent 7829712 was granted and assigned to Xenon Pharmaceuticals on November, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (I) where x, y, G, J, K, L, M, Q, W, V, R2, R3, R5, R5a, R6, R6a, R7, R7a, R8 and R8a are defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed.