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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Yukihiko Saeki, Osaka, JP;
Hideyuki Kobayashi, Saitama, JP;
Yuichiro Tabunoki, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kowa Co., Ltd., Nagoya-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a preventive or therapeutic drug for a myeloma tumor and osteoclastic bone loss associating therewith, the drug containing as an active ingredient an osteopontin-production regulator or inhibitor; a screening method for a preventive or therapeutic drug for a myeloma tumor, characterized by determining osteopontin production regulatory or inhibitory effect; as well as a diagnostic kit for a myeloma tumor, characterized by including a reagent for measuring blood osteopontin level, and a diagnostic method.