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公开(公告)号:EP2086574A2
公开(公告)日:2009-08-12
申请号:EP07825768.0
申请日:2007-09-24
IPC分类号: A61K39/00
CPC分类号: C07K14/4702 , A01K2217/075 , A01K2217/203 , A01K2227/105 , A01K2267/0362 , A61K38/00 , G01N33/5073 , G01N33/5088 , G01N33/92 , G01N2800/044
摘要: The invention relates, in general, to markers of obesity and lipodystrophy. In particular, the expression level of the SLUG gene or its expression products can be used as such a marker. Furthermore, the invention additionally relates to the use of SLUG as a therapeutic and diagnostic target for these pathologies. The invention further relates to a method of treating a disorder associated with increased or decreased fat storage in a mammal comprising modulating the activity or level of the SLUG protein or the SLUG gene in the mammal.