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Article: Curis Issued U.S. Patent on Method for Promoting Hair Growth.
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- October 28, 2003
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Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2003
Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS) today announced that it has been issued a U.S. patent claiming a method for promoting hair growth through the use of agonists (activators) of the Hedgehog signaling pathway. U.S. patent 6,639,051, issued today, is entitled "Regulation of Epithelial Tissue by Hedgehog-like Polypeptides and Formulations and Uses Related Thereto."
The Hedgehog signaling pathway is one of the major regulatory mechanisms responsible for the development and maintenance of many tissues and biological systems in the body. One of those biological systems ...