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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2011
Rong Zhang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Tiberiu Mircea Siclovan, Rexford, NY (US);
Cristina Abucay Tan Hehir, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Victoria Eugenia Cotero, Watervilet, NY (US);
Bruce Fletcher Johnson, Scotia, NY (US);
Rong Zhang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Tiberiu Mircea Siclovan, Rexford, NY (US);
Cristina Abucay Tan Hehir, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Victoria Eugenia Cotero, Watervilet, NY (US);
Bruce Fletcher Johnson, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to agents capable of binding to myelin basic protein in a subject. Also provided are methods for the detection of myelin-associated neuropathy comprising identifying a subject at risk of or diagnosed with a myelin-associated neuropathy, administering to a subject an agent that binds specifically to myelin basic protein, and determining myelination in the subject by detecting the agent present in the subject. A kit containing the agent or its derivatives for use in detecting myelin basic protein is also provided.