Abstract
The present invention relates to an antibody, wherein the antibody is specifically reactive with short isoform collagen type XVIII, but does not react with intermediate isoform collagen type XVIII or with long isoform collagen type XVIII. The invention also relates to the use of the antibody in a method of immunoassay for detecting or quantitating short isoform collagen type XVIII, where the method may be used to evaluate haemophilic disease.
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What is claimed is:
The present invention relates to an antibody, wherein the antibody is specifically reactive with short isoform collagen type XVIII, but does not react with intermediate isoform collagen type XVIII or with long isoform collagen type XVIII. The invention also relates to the use of the antibody in a method of immunoassay for detecting or quantitating short isoform collagen type XVIII, where the method may be used to evaluate haemophilic disease.
Timeline
Filed
04/09/2026Published
07/30/2026Granted
Not AvailableIPC Codes(3)
C07K 16/18:against material from animals or humans
C07K 14/78:Connective tissue peptides, e.g. collagen, elastin, laminin, fibronectin, vitronectin or cold insoluble globulin [CIG]
G01N 33/68:involving proteins, peptides or amino acids