The present invention is directed to novel chimpanzee erythropoietin polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present...http://www.google.de/patents/US6555343?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6555343 - Chimpanzee erythropoietin (CHEPO) polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same