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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
May. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Trevor Stitt, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Esther Latres, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Trevor Stitt, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Esther Latres, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 16/22 (2006.01); A61P 21/06 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/22 (2013.01); A61K 2039/505 (2013.01); C07K 2317/567 (2013.01); C07K 2317/565 (2013.01); C07K 2317/92 (2013.01); C07K 2317/76 (2013.01); C07K 2317/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides isolated human or humanized antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof which specifically bind to Growth and Differentiation Factor-8 (GDF8) and block GDF8 activity. The antibodies and antibody fragments of the present invention may be used in therapeutic methods for treating conditions or disorders which are ameliorated or improved by inhibition of GDF8.