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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
May. 18, 2010
William J. Boyle, Malibu, CA (US);
Eugene Medlock, Westlake, CA (US);
John K. Sullivan, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Robin L. Elliott, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Frank Martin, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Haichun Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
William J. Boyle, Malibu, CA (US);
Eugene Medlock, Westlake, CA (US);
John K. Sullivan, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Robin L. Elliott, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Frank Martin, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Haichun Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Medarex, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
Monoclonal antibodies and hybridomas producing them that interact with osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL) are provided. Methods of treating osteopenic disorders by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of antibodies to OPGL are also provided. Methods of detecting the amount of OPGL in a sample using antibodies to OPGL are further provided.