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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Etsuro Matsubara, Aomori, JP;
Masao Shibata, Nagano, JP;
Tatsuki Yokoseki, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Immunas Pharma, Inc., Kanagawa, JP;
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/18 (2006.01); C12P 21/08 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present inventors successfully produced monoclonal antibodies that are specific to only soluble Aβ oligomers, but do not recognize soluble Aβ monomers, which are physiological molecules. It was demonstrated that the antibodies are useful as diagnostic/therapeutic monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's disease.