Patent ID: 7041460
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K,C12N,G01N

Abstract:
1. An isolated antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to a protein selected from the group consisting of: (a) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of amino acid residues 1 to 93 of SEQ ID NO:2; (b) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of amino acid residues 20 to 93 of SEQ ID NO:2; (c) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of a portion of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said portion is at least 30 contiguous amino acid residues in length; and (d) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of a portion of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said portion is at least 50 contiguous amino acid residues in length.