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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1998
Tetsuyoshi Ishiwata, Tokyo, JP;
Mikiko Sakurada, SanDiego, CA (US);
Ayako Nishimura, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsunari Nishi, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuro Kuga, Tokyo, JP;
Shigemasa Sawada, Tokyo, JP;
Masami Takei, Saitama, JP;
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel DNA related to IgA nephropathy obtained by a differential display method [ , 351, 231 (1994)] taking note of an mRNA whose expression level fluctuates in leukocytes of IgA nephropathy patients in comparison with leukocytes of healthy persons, a process for isolating the DNA, a method for detecting the DNA, a novel protein encoded by the DNA, an antibody recognizing the protein, a method for detecting the protein, and diagnosis and treatment of IgA nephropathy.