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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alvaro Babino, Montevideo, UY;
Eduardo Osinaga, Montevideo, UY;
Emilio Barbera-Guillem, Powell, OH (US);
Assignee:
Biocrystal, Ltd., Westerville, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/108 ; A61B 5/055 ; C07K 1/630 ; C07K 1/628 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/108 ; A61B 5/055 ; C07K 1/630 ; C07K 1/628 ;
Abstract
Compositions are provided for detecting Tn antigen expressing-shed tumor antigen. The compositions include peptides having binding specificity for the Tn antigen; and a detector molecule comprising a peptide, according to the present invention, which is bound to a detectable label. The compositions may be used in a method to detect lymphoid tissues containing shed tumor antigen expressing the Tn antigen.