Patent ID: 7285640

Claim:
A purified human antibody which binds to stem cell factor protein, said antibody comprising a light chain variable region having the human Vκ1 consensus framework amino acid sequence, wherein light chain CDR 1 has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:59, light chain CDR 2 has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:69, and light chain CDR 3 has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20; and a heavy chain variable region having the human VH3 consensus framework amino acid sequence, wherein heavy chain CDR 1 has the amino acid sequence of residues 23-32 of SEQ ID NO:79, heavy chain CDR 2 has the amino acid sequence of residues 47-63 SEQ ID NO:79, and heavy chain CDR 3 has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:14, said antibody being optionally bound to a cytotoxic molecule or detectable label.