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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:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
George L Wright, Jr, Va. Beach, VA (US);
Assignee:
Medical College of Hampton Road, Norfolk, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C07K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4353441 ; 5303882 ; 53038885 ; 5303891 ; 5303911 ; 5303913 ; 5303917 ; 435332 ;
Abstract
The invention provides compositions and methods for use in detecting benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and for differentiating BPH from normal prostate tissues and prostate cancer. Disclosed are monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) directed against a highly restricted biological marker of BPH, hybridoma cells secreting such MAbs and various methods for making and using BPH-specific antigens and antibodies, including methods and kits for the detection of BPH antigens and the diagnosis and therapy of BPH.