Use of gluclose-6-phosphate isomerase and antibodies thereto for the diagnosis and therapy of arthritis, and test of anti-arthritic compounds
US7033745B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/102
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of antibodies against glucose-6-phosphate isomerase and like protein for diagnosis of arthritis and the use of said protein for treatment of arthritis. It is also aimed at a process for isolating monoclonal antibodies capable of transferring arthritis and antibodies thereof, as well as a method for determining the anti-arthritic potential of a composition.
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