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Summary:
The invention relates to a method for controlling cholesterol. A cholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase regulatory factor is administered to control cholesterol catabolism. Also provided is a method for producing the cholesterol control agent and a nucleotide sequence involved in regulatory control.
The invention relates to a method for controlling cholesterol. A cholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase regulatory factor is administered to control cholesterol catabolism. Also provided is a method for producing the cholesterol control agent and a nucleotide sequence involved in regulatory control.
Technology Status:
This patent is
available for licensing from UT-Houston Health Science Center.
Patent Status:
Patent No.
US 6,294,376
B1
Inventors:
Merrill Overturf,
Ph.D.
David Loose-Mitchell,
Ph.D.
Publications:
Cohen et al., Genomics
14: 153 (1991).
Critical synergy:
The Biotechnology Industry and Intellectual Property Protection, Biotechnology
Industry Organization, Oct. 17, 1994, pp 75 and 100-107.