US 5,849,992 · Granted 1998-12-15

Transgenic production of antibodies in milk

A method for the production of monoclonal antibodies in mammal's milk through the creation of transgenic animals that selectively express foreign antibody genes in mammary epithelial cells.

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Patent details

Publication number
US 5,849,992
Filing date
1995-03-27
Grant date
1998-12-15
Assignee
Genzyme Transgenics Corporation
Inventor(s)
MEADE; HARRY, DITULLIO; PAUL, POLLOCK; DANIEL
CPC class
A01K67/0278

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