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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Beat Albert Imhof, Conches, CH;
Michel Aurrand-lions, Geneva, CH;
Inventors:
Beat Albert Imhof, Conches, CH;
Michel Aurrand-Lions, Geneva, CH;
Assignee:
Merck Serono SA, Coinsins, Vaud, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/00 (2006.01); C07K 16/28 (2006.01); C12N 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to new polypeptides in isolated form belonging to a subfamily of the human immunoglobulin superfamily, which polypeptide shows at least 70% sequence homology with the amino acid sequence of the murine Confluency Regulated Adhesion Molecules 1 or 2 (CRAM-1 or CRAM-2) as depicted in FIG., upper and second row, respectively, and antibodies thereto as well as their use in treatment of inflammation and tumors.