MELANOCORTIN-4 RECEPTOR GENE AND USE AS A GENETIC MARKER FOR FAT CONTENT, WEIGHT GAIN, AND/OR FEED CONSUMPTION OF ANIMALS - Patent 1100970

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EP 1 100 970 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.05.2000

(43)	Date of publication:
	23.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/21

(21)	Application number: 99937474.7

(22)	Date of filing: 26.07.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12Q 1/68, C07K 14/47

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9916/862

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0006/777 (10.02.2000 Gazette 2000/06)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

27.07.1998 US 94287 P
15.01.1999 US 116186 P

(71)	Applicant: Iowa State UniversityResearch Foundation, Inc.
	Ames, IA 50011-2131 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ROTHSCHILD, Max, F. Ames, IA 50011-2131 (US) LARSON, Niels, J. Ames, IA 50011-2131 (US) KIM, Kwan, Suk Ames, IA 50011-2131 (US)

(74)	Representative: Thomson, Paul Anthony et al
	Potts, Kerr & Co.,15, Hamilton Square Birkenhead,Merseyside CH41 6BR Birkenhead,Merseyside CH41 6BR (GB)

(54)	MELANOCORTIN-4 RECEPTOR GENE AND USE AS A GENETIC MARKER FOR FAT CONTENT, WEIGHT GAIN, AND/OR FEED CONSUMPTION OF ANIMALS