Abstract: The invention provides a grafted antibody, or functional fragment thereof, comprising one or more complementarity determining regions (CDRs) having at least one amino acid substitution in one or more CDRs of a heavy chain CDR, where the grafted antibody or functional fragment thereof has specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope. The invention also provides methods of using an antibody having specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope, including methods of inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis.

Abstract: The present invention discloses the identification of a human autism susceptibility gene, which can be used for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of autism and related disorders, as well as for the screening of therapeutically active drugs. The invention more specifically discloses that the PRKCB1 gene of chromosome 16 and certain alleles thereof are related to susceptibility to autism and represent novel targets for therapeutic intervention. The present invention relates to particular mutations in the PRKCB1 gene and expression products, as well as to diagnostic tools and kits based on these mutations.

Abstract: The present invention describes methods for inhibition angiogenesis in tissues using vitronectin ?v?3 antagonists, and particularly for inhibiting angiogenesis in inflamed tissues and in tumor tissues and metastases using therapeutic compositions containing ?v?3 antagonists.

Abstract: The invention provides a grafted antibody, or functional fragment thereof, comprising one or more complementarity determining regions (CDRs) having at least one amino acid substitution in one or more CDRs of a heavy chain CDR, where the grafted antibody or functional fragment thereof has specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope. The invention also provides methods of using an antibody having specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope, including methods of inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis.

Abstract: The invention provides a grafted antibody, or functional fragment thereof, comprising one or more complementarity determining regions (CDRs) having at least one amino acid substitution in one or more CDRs of a heavy chain CDR, where the grafted antibody or functional fragment thereof has specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope. The invention also provides methods of using an antibody having specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope, including methods of inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis.

Abstract: The invention provides a grafted antibody, or functional fragment thereof, comprising one or more complementarity determining regions (CDRs) having at least one amino acid substitution in one or more CDRs of a heavy chain CDR, where the grafted antibody or functional fragment thereof has specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope. The invention also provides methods of using an antibody having specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope, including methods of inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis.

Abstract: The invention describes methods for inhibiting angiogenesis in a tissue by administering an antagonist that specifically binds to a proteolyzed or denatured collagen type-IV with substantially greater affinity than to the native triple helical form of collagen type-IV. Methods utilizing such antagonists for therapeutic treatment of tumor growth, tumor metastasis or of restenosis also are described, as are methods to use such antagonists as diagnostic markers of angiogenesis in normal or diseased tissues both in vivo and ex vivo. The invention further describes methods for treating tumors using said antagonists in combination with radiation therapy and therapies comprising the the antagonists and radiation treatment.

Abstract: The present invention discloses the identification of a human autism susceptibility gene, which can be used for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of autism and related disorders, as well as for the screening of therapeutically active drugs. The invention more specifically discloses that the PITX1 gene on chromosome 5 and certain alleles thereof are related to susceptibility to autism and represent novel targets for therapeutic intervention. The present invention relates to particular mutations in the PITX1 gene and expression products, as well as to diagnostic tools and kits based on these mutations. The invention can be used in the diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorder, mental retardation, anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, speech delay, epilepsy, metabolic disorder, immune disorder, bipolar disease and other psychiatric and neurological diseases.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a dielectric barrier layer is presented. A barrier layer according to the present invention includes a densified amorphous dielectric layer deposited on a substrate by pulsed-DC, substrate biased physical vapor deposition, wherein the densified amorphous dielectric layer is a barrier layer. A method of forming a barrier layer according to the present inventions includes providing a substrate and depositing a highly densified, amorphous, dielectric material over the substrate in a pulsed-dc, biased, wide target physical vapor deposition process. Further, the process can include performing a soft-metal breath treatment on the substrate. Such barrier layers can be utilized as electrical layers, optical layers, immunological layers, or tribological layers.

Abstract: The present invention discloses the identification of a human obesity susceptibility gene; which can be used for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of obesity and related disorders, as well as for the screening of therapeutically active drugs. The invention more specifically discloses that the PPYR1 gene on chromosome 10 and certain alleles thereof are related to susceptibility to obesity and represent novel targets for therapeutic intervention. The present invention relates to particular mutations in the PPYRI gene and expression products, as well as to diagnostic tools and kits based on these mutations. The invention can be used in the diagnosis of predisposition to, detection, prevention and/or treatment of coronary heart disease and metabolic disorders, including hypoalphalipoproteinemia, familial combined hyperlipidemia, insulin resistant syndrome X or multiple metabolic disorder, coronary artery disease, diabetes and dyslipidemic hypertension.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a dielectric barrier layer is presented. A barrier layer according to the present invention includes a densified amorphous dielectric layer deposited on a substrate by pulsed-DC, substrate biased physical vapor deposition, wherein the densified amorphous dielectric layer is a barrier layer. A method of forming a barrier layer according to the present inventions includes providing a substrate and depositing a highly densified, amorphous, dielectric material over the substrate in a pulsed-dc, biased, wide target physical vapor deposition process. Further, the process can include performing a soft-metal breath treatment on the substrate. Such barrier layers can be utilized as electrical layers, optical layers, immunological layers, or tribological layers.

Abstract: The invention provides an antibody, or functional fragment thereof, a grafted antibody, or functional fragment thereof, comprising one or more complementarity determining regions (CDRs) having at least one amino acid substitution in one or more CDRs of a heavy chain CDR, where the antibody or functional fragment thereof has specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope. The invention also provides methods of using an antibody having specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope, including methods of inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis.

Abstract: The present application relates to compositions of ECM antagonists and their use in methods for treating angiogenic-dependent conditions. The ECM antagonists can bind the same or different ECM component. The present application also relates to compositions of ECM antagonists and cancer therapies and their use in methods for preventing, treating or managing angiogenic dependent conditions such as cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to genetic mapping of complex quantitative and qualitative traits. This invention more particularly relates to compositions and methods to identify identical DNA fragments from two different DNA sources. The methods allow the amplification of the DNAs, their labelling, and the separation of perfectly matched DNAs from imperfectly matched DNAs or from DNAs formed through hybridization from the same source (e.g., homohybrids). The invention may be used to identify genes or gene mutations, which are relevant to pathological conditions or particular traits.

Abstract: A taut, torsional flexure is used in a compact drive for scanning light and is of beneficial use in a lightweight, compact image projection module, especially for mounting in a housing having a light-transmissive window, the module being operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern to be illuminated to produce an image of high resolution of VGA quality in color.

Abstract: The present invention describes methods for inhibition angiogenesis in tissues using organic peptidomimetic ?v?3 antagonists, and particularly for inhibiting angiogenesis in inflamed tissues and in tumor tissues and metastases using therapeutic compositions containing ?v?3 antagonists. The antagonists are organic compounds having a basic group and an acidic group spaced from one another by a distance in the range of about 10 Angstroms to about 100 Angstroms, as described in detail herein.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for identifying genes and proteins modulated by an antagonist to a cryptic epitope of an ECM component that specifically binds to the ECM component. It additionally provides methods for using the products of the identified genes, or for using the identified proteins, for inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor metastasis, and other tumor developmental processes, including cell migration, cell adhesion, cell proliferation, and tumor growth and for treating angiogenesis-dependent conditions. The present invention also relates to antagonists of cryptic epitopes of ECM components, wherein binding of these antagonists to cryptic epitopes of ECM components results in modulation of the expression of IGFBP-4, TSP-1, Id-1, p27KIP or p21CIP, and methods of using these antagonists for inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor metastasis, and other tumor development processes as well as for treating angiogenesis-dependent conditions.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions comprising IGFBP-4 and methods for inhibiting angiogenesis and tumor development processes, and for treating angiogenesis-dependent conditions, using an insulin growth factor binding protein, IGFBP-4.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for identifying genes and proteins modulated by an antagonist of ?v?3 that inhibits binding of ?v?3 to an ECM component. It additionally provides methods for using the products of the identified genes, or for using the identified proteins, for inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor metastasis, and other tumor developmental processes, including cell migration, cell adhesion, cell proliferation, and tumor growth and for treating angiogenesis-dependent conditions. The present invention also relates to antagonists of ?v?3, wherein binding of these antagonists to ?v?3 results in modulation of the expression of IGFBP-4 or TSP-1, and methods of using these antagonists for inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor metastasis, and other tumor development processes as well as for treating angiogenesis-dependent conditions.

Abstract: The present invention describes methods for inhibiting angiogenesis in tissues using vitronectin ?v?5 antagonists. The ?v?5-mediated angiogenesis is correlated with exposure to cytokines including vascular endothelial growth factor, transforming growth factor-? and epidermal growth factor. Inhibition of ?v?5-mediated angiogenesis is particularly preferred in vascular endothelial ocular neovascular diseases, in tumor growth and in inflammatory conditions, using therapeutic compositions containing ?v?5 antagonists.