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Monoclonal antibodies recognizing parathyroid hormone-like protein

US5217896A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 1988
Grant dateJun 8, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention provides a monoclonal antibody which specifically forms a complex with amino acids 1-87 of PTHLP which does not form a complex with amino acids 1-34 of PTHLP, and which forms a complex with the epitope to which any of the monoclonal antibodies produced by the hybridomas 212-10.7, (ATCC Accession No. HB9930), 199-999 (ATCC Accession No. HB9929), 199-278 (ATCC Accession No. HB9931), is directed. This invention further provides methods of detecting PTHLP and of diagnosing and treating humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy.

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