Patent ID: 7932364

Claim:
An isolated human growth hormone polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2 except for the presence of at least one O-linked glycosylation site not present in SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the O-linked glycosylation site is a serine or threonine residue, and wherein the O-linked glycosylation site is present at a site selected from the group consisting of (a) proximate a proline residue located at position 2, 5, 37, 48, 59, 89, or 133 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, (b) the amino acid sequence surrounding position 140 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, and (c) the amino acid sequence at the C-terminus of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2.