Diagnostics and therapy of diseases associated with HHV-8 infections
US6503513B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2710/16422
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed to monoclonal antibodies capable of specifically binding to and recognizing an antigenic determinant (epitope) of the protein kaposin or a derivative therof, hybridoma cell lines producing said monoclonal antibodies, diagnostic systems for the detection of the presence of a kaposin protein or a derivative thereof as well as antibodies directed against the kaposin protein or a derivative thereof, methods for detection of the expression of kaposin protein or a derivative thereof in a biological sample, methods for the detection of antibodies directed against kaposin protein or a derivative thereof, uses of the monoclonal antibodies provided according to the invention and uses of the kaposin protein or a derivative thereof, each in diagnostics and therapy.
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