Patent ID: 6391588
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K

Abstract:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a truncated IGFBP-5, wherein the nucleic acid molecule does not encode the full-length sequence for IGFBP-5, wherein the truncated IGFBP-5 is selected from the group consisting of (a) a truncated IGFBP-5 consisting of the sequence of amino acids depicted at positions 21 through 189, inclusive, of FIGS. 1A-1C (SEQ ID NO:3); and (b) a truncated IGFBP-5 consisting of the sequence of amino acids depicted at positions 21 through 163, inclusive, of FIGS. 1A-1C (SEQ ID NO:3).