Patent ID: 8362212

Claim:
A purified antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, that binds to human IL-23 (SEQ ID NO: 29), said antibody or antigen binding fragment comprising: a) a CDR-L1 sequence consisting of residues 43-53 of SEQ ID NO: 2; b) a CDR-L2 sequence consisting of residues 69-75 of SEQ ID NO: 2; c) a CDR-L3 sequence consisting of residues 108-116 of SEQ ID NO: 2; d) a CDR-H1 sequence consisting of residues 45-54 of SEQ ID NO: 1; e) a CDR-H2 sequence consisting of residues 69-85 of SEQ ID NO: 1; and f) a CDR-H3 sequence consisting of residues 118-123 of SEQ ID NO: 1.