Claims
- 1. An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 14 or an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 14, wherein the isolated polypeptide stimulates chondrocyte proliferation or osteoblast proliferation.
- 2. An isolated polypeptide comprised of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/066,745, filed Apr. 24, 1998,now abandoned, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/071,676 filed Jan. 16, 1998; and U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/044,886 filed Apr. 25, 1997.
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Provisional Applications (2)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
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60/071676 |
Jan 1998 |
US |
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60/044886 |
Apr 1997 |
US |
Continuations (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09/066745 |
Apr 1998 |
US |
Child |
09/611152 |
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US |