Patent ID: 7700098

Claim:
An isolated fully human monoclonal anti-IFNγ antibody or fragment thereof, wherein said antibody comprises: (a) a V H CDR1 region consisting of the amino acid sequence SYAMS (SEQ ID NO:3); (b) a V H CDR2 region consisting of the amino acid sequence AISGSGGSTYYADSVKG (SEQ ID NO:4), (c) a V H CDR3 region consisting of the amino acid sequence DGSSGWYVPHWFDP (SEQ ID NO:5), (d) a V L CDR1 region consisting of the amino acid sequence TRSSGSIASNYVQ (SEQ ID NO:8); (e) a V L CDR2 region consisting of the amino acid sequence EDNQRPS (SEQ ID NO:9); and (f) a V L CDR3 region consisting of the amino acid sequence QSYDGSNRWM (SEQ ID NO:10); wherein said antibody or fragment thereof binds human IFNγ.