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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Avijit Chakrabartty, Vaughan, CA;
Neil R. Cashman, Vancouver, CA;
Rishi Rakhit, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Amorfix Life Sciences Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, unknown;
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, unknown;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides binding proteins that bind to misfolded or monomeric SOD1, and not to native homodimeric SOD1. The invention also includes methods of diagnosing, detecting or monitoring amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a subject. In addition, the invention provides methods of identifying substances for the treatment or prevention of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and kits using the binding proteins of the invention.