Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Enzyme or coenzyme containing – Transferases
Patent
1999-08-24
2000-10-17
Slobodyansky, Elizabeth
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Enzyme or coenzyme containing
Transferases
435193, 530350, A61K 3845, C12N 910, C07K 1447
Patent
active
06132714&
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a human growth-associated methyltransferase (GAMT) and polynucleotides which identify and encode GAMT. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for treating or preventing disorders associated with expression of GAMT.
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Guegler Karl J.
Shah Purvi
Tang Y. Tom
Yue Henry
Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Slobodyansky Elizabeth
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