Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Carbohydrates or derivatives
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-28
2011-06-28
Kaushal, Sumesh (Department: 1633)
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Carbohydrates or derivatives
C536S023100, C536S023500, C530S350000, C530S351000, C435S069100, C435S320100, C435S325000, C435S455000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07968696
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to viral interleukin-6 (v-IL-6), which can be obtained by recombinant expression of the DNA of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8), and which may be used in diagnosis and treatment of human diseases such as kaposi sarcoma, Castleman's disease, multiple myeloma, kidney cell carcinoma, mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis or B cell lymphoma.
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Albrecht Jens-Christian
Fleckenstein Bernhard
Friedman-Kien Alvin
Huang Yao-Qi
Neipel Frank
Behring Diagnostics GmbH
Kaushal Sumesh
Klauber & Jackson LLC
New York University
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