Patent ID: 7713533

Claim:
A method for treating papilloma which comprises administering to a patient in need thereof, a biologically active complex of alpha-lactalbumin and a cis C18 unsaturated fatty acid cofactor which stabilizes the complex in a biologically active form, wherein alpha-lactalbumin is selected from the group consisting of: (i) an alpha-lactalbumin identified by SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, or SEQ ID NO:4, (ii) an alpha-lactalbumin comprising the region from amino acid 34-86 of human alpha-lactalbumin as identified by SEQ ID NO:1, (iii) an alpha-lactalbumin variant which has at least 95% identity to human alpha-lactalbumin as identified by SEQ ID NO:1, or has at least 95% identity to bovine alpha-lactalbumin as identified by SEQ ID NO:2, and wherein said variant has alpha-lactalbumin activity, and (iv) an alpha-lactalbumin variant identified by SEQ ID NO:5 or SEQ ID NO:6.