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  • Screening methods using sitosterolemia susceptibility gene (SSG) polypeptides
    Patent number: 8257934
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding a novel ABC family cholesterol transporter, SSG. The herein-disclosed sequences can be used for any of a number of purposes, including for the diagnosis and treatment of cholesterol-associated disorders, including sitosterolemia, and for the identification of molecules that associate with and/or modulate the activity of SSG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Tian, Joshua Schultz, Bei Shan