Patent ID: 8012474

Claim:
An isolated fully human monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof that binds human Regulated upon Activation, Normal T-cell Expressed, and Secreted (RANTES), wherein said antibody comprises: (a) a V H CDR1 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; (b) a V H CDR2 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; (c) a V H CDR3 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20; (d) a V L CDR1 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; (e) a V L CDR2 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; and (f) a V L CDR3 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, wherein said antibody binds RANTES.