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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2002
Hirokazu Matsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Yasuko Horikoshi, Ibaraki, JP;
Chieko Kitada, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Ohtaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Hirokazu Matsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Yasuko Horikoshi, Ibaraki, JP;
Chieko Kitada, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Ohtaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention intends to provide a novel monoclonal antibody having a binding specificity to GALP or its derivative, which is useful in developing therapeutic agents, preventive agents or diagnostic agent for diseases associated with GALP or its derivative, and a method of quantifying GALP using the antibody. More specifically, the present invention provides an antibody specifically reacting with a partial peptide in the C-terminal region of a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 3, or its derivative, and a method of quantifying GALP or its derivative.