| CPC C12N 15/67 (2013.01) [A61K 31/713 (2013.01); C12N 9/2402 (2013.01); C12N 15/113 (2013.01); C12N 2310/113 (2013.01); C12N 2310/14 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A method of increasing expression of a Klotho gene in a cell, the method comprising administering to the cell a nucleic acid that hybridizes to an RNA transcript transcribed from a chromosomal region within or near the Klotho gene, wherein the RNA transcript does not encode a Klotho protein, and wherein the nucleic acid is between about 15 and 50 nucleotides in length and comprises a region of at least 15 nucleotides that is substantially complementary to the RNA transcript.
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