Patent ID: 6291653
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K

Abstract:
An antibody that specifically binds to a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or to a fragment of said polypeptide wherein the fragment consists of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:(a) residue 24 to residue 117 of SEQ ID NO: 2;(b) residue 1 to residue 23 of SEQ ID NO: 2;(c) residue 24 to residue 37 of SEQ ID NO: 2;(d) residue 24 to residue 41 of SEQ ID NO: 2; and(e) residue 42 to 117 of SEQ ID NO: 2.