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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2003
Geertruida M. Veldman, Sudbury, MA (US);
Monique V. Davies, Harpswell, ME (US);
Kening Song, Arlington, MA (US);
Neil M. Wolfman, Dover, MA (US);
Kristie Grove Bridges, Maynard, MA (US);
Anne Field, Herts, GB;
Caroline Russell, Herts, GB;
Viia Valge-archer, Cambs, GB;
Geertruida M. Veldman, Sudbury, MA (US);
Monique V. Davies, Harpswell, ME (US);
Kening Song, Arlington, MA (US);
Neil M. Wolfman, Dover, MA (US);
Kristie Grove Bridges, Maynard, MA (US);
Anne Field, Herts, GB;
Caroline Russell, Herts, GB;
Viia Valge-Archer, Cambs, GB;
Wyeth, Madison, NJ (US);
Cambridge Antibody Technology Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
The disclosure provides novel antibodies against growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8), in particular human antibodies, and antibody fragments, including those that inhibit GDF-8 activity in vitro and/or in vivo. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, preventing, or treating degenerative disorders of muscle or bone, or disorders of insulin metabolism.