Patent 7179787 was granted and assigned to ZymoGenetics on February, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention provides novel uses two members of a new family of human proteins, designated as “Zven,” as agents that stimulate gastrointestinal contractility, gastric emptying, intestinal transit, and treating gastroparesis The Zven1 gene, which resides in human chromosome 3p21.1–3p14.3, is expressed in testicular tissue and peripheral blood lymphocytes.