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Human Full-length Gene and Protein Patent Issued for Hematopoietic Regulator

Published in Blood Weekly, September 30th, 1996

Human Genome Sciences, Rockville, Maryland, announced the issuance of a U.S. Patent entitled Inflammatory Protein Gamma, renamed Macrophage Colony Inhibition Factor.

Claimed in this patent are both the gene encoding this novel human protein, and the use of the gene for the production of the Macrophage Colony Inhibition Factor Protein. The Macrophage Colony Inhibition Factor is a protein normally secreted by immune cells, such as macrophages and lymphocytes, and regulates the differentiation and development of blood cells, for example those involved in the inflammatory process. The Macrophage Colony Inhibition Factor is a member of the chemokine family of...

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