BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN-INDUCED GENES AND POLYPEPTIDES, AND THEIR USE IN DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS - Patent 1121374

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EP 1 121 374 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	08.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/32

(21)	Application number: 99953208.8

(22)	Date of filing: 15.10.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C07H 21/04, C07K 14/00, C07K 16/00, C12N 15/00, C12N 15/63, C12N 15/85, C12N 15/86

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9924/263

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0021/976 (20.04.2000 Gazette 2000/16)

(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:

15.10.1998 US 104416 P

(71)	Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
	Boston, MA 02114 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DEMAY, Marie, B. Boston, MA 02214 (US) KEARNS, Ann Boston, MA 02214 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grund, Martin, Dr. et al
	Dr. Volker Vossius,Patentanwaltskanzlei,Holbeinstrasse 5 81679 München 81679 München (DE)

(54)	BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN-INDUCED GENES AND POLYPEPTIDES, AND THEIR USE IN DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS