Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Proteins – i.e. – more than 100 amino acid residues – Blood proteins or globulins – e.g. – proteoglycans – platelet...
Patent
1996-05-14
1998-12-15
Cunningham, Thomas M.
Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins;
Proteins, i.e., more than 100 amino acid residues
Blood proteins or globulins, e.g., proteoglycans, platelet...
5303871, 5303913, 424 149, 4241391, 4241411, 424 934, 4241521, C07K 1618, A61K 3944
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ABSTRACT:
A glucocorticoid-induced protein, TIGR, that is produced by cells of the trabecular meshwork can be used to diagnose glaucoma. The TIGR protein, anti-TIGR antibodies, and TIGR encoding sequences also provide a diagnostic for glaucoma and its related diseases.
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Huang Weidong
Nguyen Thai D.
Polansky Jon R.
Cunningham Thomas M.
Lubet Martha T.
The Regents of the University of California
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