Patent ID: 7226904

Claim:
An isolated peptide for increasing bone density in a mammalian subject, wherein said peptide is glycosylated or lacks a sugar moiety and wherein said peptide is selected from a peptide that is 4 amino acids in length and wherein the amino acid sequence consists of a sequence that is identical to the first 4 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO. 1, a peptide that is 5 amino acids in length and wherein the amino acid sequence consists of a sequence that is identical to the first 5 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO. 1, a peptide that is 6 amino acids in length and wherein the amino acid sequence consists of a sequence that is identical to the first 6 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO. 1, a peptide that is 7 amino acids in length and wherein the amino acid sequence consists of a sequence that is identical to the first 7 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO. 1, a peptide that is 8 amino acids in length and wherein the amino acid sequence consists of a sequence that is identical to the first 8 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO. 1, a peptide that is 10 amino acids in length and wherein the amino acid sequence consists of a sequence that is identical to the first 10 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO. 1, a peptide that is 11 amino acids in length and wherein the amino acid sequence consists of a sequence that is identical to the first 11 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO. 1, a peptide that is 12 amino acids in length and wherein the amino acid sequence consists of a sequence that is identical to the first 12 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO. 1, and a peptide that is 14 amino acids in length and wherein the amino acid sequence consists of a sequence that is identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1.