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  • Gene therapy for leptin deficiency
    Patent number: 6001816
    Abstract: Gene therapy can treat obesity in mammals. An adenoviral vector encoding a leptin gene is delivered intravenously to a mammal with a deficiency in functional leptin to decrease weight, decrease serum insulin levels or decrease serum glucose levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Manal A. Morsy, Ming Cheng Gu, Jing Zhoa, C. Thomas Caskey