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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naoki Yamanaka, Nagoya, JP;
Makoto Yoshida, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignees:
Asahi Medical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Medecs Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530350 ; 530387 ;
Abstract
A substantially pure rheumatoid arthritis specific protein (RASP) and an antibody against the rheumatoid arthritis specific protein (anti-RASP antibody) are disclosed. The RASP is found specifically in the serum or plasma of a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, and may be detected using an anti-RASP antibody easily and effectively. Therefore, the anti-RASP antibody of the present invention is useful for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis by the criterion of the presence of RASP.