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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuyoshi Ishiwata, Machida, JP;
Mikiko Sakurada, Machida, JP;
Ayako Kawabata, Sagamihara, JP;
Satoshi Nakagawa, Machida, JP;
Tetsuro Kuga, Hofu, JP;
Tatsunari Nishi, Higashimina, JP;
Nobuo Nomura, Kisarazu, JP;
Takahiro Nagase, Kisarazu, JP;
Shigemasa Sawada, Mushashino, JP;
Masami Takei, Sayama, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/102 ; C12N 1/585 ; C12P 1/934 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/102 ; C12N 1/585 ; C12P 1/934 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel protein isolated from the leukocyte of IgA nephropathy patients, and DNA encoding the protein. It also relates to an oligonucleotide based on the nucleotide sequence complementary with the DNA, an antibody which specifically reacts with the protein and, furthermore, diagnostic and therapeutic drugs of IgA nephropathy comprising it.