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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1998

Filed:

Jun. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C07K / ; C07H / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 696 ; 435 7021 ; 435 711 ; 435328 ; 435 697 ; 5303873 ; 536 2353 ; 4241331 ; 4241358 ;
Abstract

Modified chimaeric antibodies, and antibody heavy and light chains, which comprise variable domains derived from a first mammalian species, usually mouse, and constant domains from a second mammalian species, usually human. Modification concerns the variable domains, in particular the framework regions of the variable domains. The modifications are made only in T-cell antigenic structures present in framework regions, and do not cover canonical structures or Vernier zone. The modifications adapt the amino acid sequences concerned to those occurring in corresponding antibodies derived from said second mammalian species. Thus, the modified chimaeric antibodies retain the original antigen recognition and binding properties but become less immunogenic to said second mammalian species, which improves their therapeutical utility with said second mammalian species. Recombinant DNA technology may be used to construct and produce the modified chimaeric antibodies.


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