Patent ID: 7049409
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: C07H,C07K,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 157 of SEQ ID NO:2; (b) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of amino acid residues 1 to 101 of SEQ ID NO:2; (c) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of amino acid residues 26 to 93 of SEQ ID NO:2; (d) 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 (e) 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.