Patent ID: 7704501

Claim:
An isolated monoclonal antibody or monoclonal antibody fragment that binds to a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of (a) the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: the amino acids 542 through 579 of SEQ ID NO:2, and the amino acids 464 through 583 of SEQ ID NO:2; (b) the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: the amino acids 465 through 499 of SEQ ID NO:2, and the amino acids 431 through 499 of SEQ ID NO:2; and (c) the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: the amino acids 465 through 590 of SEQ ID NO:2, and the amino acids 444 through 640 of SEQ ID NO:2.