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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:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas F Bumol, Carmel, IN (US);
Leslie M McEvoy, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435337 ; 435 7021 ; 4351722 ; 435332 ; 530350 ; 5303871 ; 5303881 ; 53038825 ; 5303893 ; 530830 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a naturally occurring, minimally modified LDL antigen which is present in human atherosclerotic lesions as well as in the serum of a high percentage of patients with coronary artery disease. The invention also comprises antibodies reactive with the antigen, hybridoma cell lines that produce the antibodies of the invention, and methods for using the antibodies in the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerotic disease.