Monoclonal antibody 369.2B specific for .beta. A4 peptide
US5786180A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2039/505
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The instant invention provides for monoclonal antibody which is specific for the .beta.A4 peptide, and in particular the free C-terminus of .beta.A4 "1-42" but not "1-43", and stains diffuse and fibrillar amyloid, vascular amyloid, and neurofibrillary tangles. The instant invention further provides for antibody fragments and constructs thereof which have the same binding specificity. The instant invention also provides for methods of diagnosis, screening and therapeutics for treating unique forms of .beta.A4 peptide, using the antibodies of the instant invention.
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