METHODS OF INHIBITING ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENTS AND TREATING ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE USING GALECTIN-3 BINDING PROTEIN (GAL-3BP, BTBD17B, MAC-2 BINDING PROTEIN)

摘要

The invention provides Galectin-3 binding protein (Gal-3BP, BTBD17B) polypeptide sequences and compositions that include Gal-3BP polypeptide sequences, and methods of using Gal-3BP polypeptide sequences, including modified forms and wild type (native) forms of Gal-3BP polypeptide, such as in treatment, diagnostic, detection and prognostic methods.