Method for the treatment or prevention of osteoarthritis

The present invention is in the field of medicine and provides means and methods for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of osteoarthritis. More in particular, it provides a peptide for use in the treatment, amelioration or prevention of osteoarthritis, wherein the peptide consists of an amino...

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Hauptverfasser: Caron, Marjolein Maria Johanna, Welting, Tim Johannes Maria
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention is in the field of medicine and provides means and methods for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of osteoarthritis. More in particular, it provides a peptide for use in the treatment, amelioration or prevention of osteoarthritis, wherein the peptide consists of an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 18 or an analogue thereof, wherein the analogue is a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence according to formula 1 (SEQ ID NO: 29), or a fragment thereof wherein the fragment consists of at least 10 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 18 or an amino acid sequence according to formula 1.