Isolation and characterization of Agouti: a diabetes/obesity related gene

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PATENT NO 5789651
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08465293

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The present invention relates to the cloning and expression of the Agouti gene and analogous genes in transformed, transfected and transgenic mice. The present invention provides an animal model for the study of diabetes, obesity and tumors for the testing of potential therapeutic agents. The present invention provides oligonucleotide probes for the detection of the Agouti gene and mutations in the gene. The present invention also relates to the isolation and recombinant production of the Agouti gene product, production of antibodies to the Agouti gene product and their use as diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

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MARTIN MARIETTA ENERGY SYSTEMS INCOAK RIDGE TN 37831-8243

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Woychik, Richard P Knoxville, TN 10 129

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