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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
Applicant:
Fumio Hoshi, Sagamihara, JP;
Inventor:
Fumio Hoshi, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignees:
School Juridical Person Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, JP;
Nipro Corporation, Osaka-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Proteins respectively having the amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 1, 17 and 32; structural genes respectively encoding the proteins, preferably respectively having the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 2, 18 and 33; an antibody capable of specifically binding to feline-derived cystatin C, feline-derived β2 microglobulin or feline-derived α1 microglobulin; a kit for diagnosing feline nephropathy, containing the antibody of the present invention; and a method for diagnosing feline nephropathy using the antibody of the present invention.