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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:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ellis L Kline, Pendleton, SC (US);
Daniel H Zimmerman, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignees:
Molecular Rx, Inc., Pendleton, SC (US);
Cell Med, Inc., Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C07K / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-71 ; 435332 ; 5303887 ; 436548 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. More specifically, this invention relates to an assay for detecting antigen(s) associated with multiple sclerosis. The present invention also relates to the generation of hybridomas which produce monoclonal antibodies which are specific for the multiple sclerosis-associated antigens. The present invention's use is in diagnosing multiple sclerosis and in routine follow-up monitoring of multiple sclerosis patients as to disease progression or response to therapy.