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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Takayama, Ibaraki, JP;
Kamon Shirakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Furusako, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshitaka Hosaka, Tokyo, JP;
Tomokazu Matsusue, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuki Naitoh, Tokyo, JP;
Yumi Hotta, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsushi Kawahara, Tokyo, JP;
Motoyasu Honda, Tokyo, JP;
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an antibody which has the following features, its active fragment, or a derivative thereof: a) It specifically binds to human platelet membrane glycoprotein VI (GPVI); b) The function to activate a platelet and/or the function to induce a thrombocytopenia in vivo are low; and c) It at least partially depletes GPVI on the platelet membrane by contacting with a platelet.