Abstract: Provided herein are methods of preparing a detectable antibody-antibody binding agent aggregate, the method comprising: (a) contacting a biological sample with an antibody binding agent, wherein the antibody binding agent comprises an antibody binding antigen and a detectable label, wherein the antibody binding agent binds an antibody in the biological sample; (b) adding an aggregating agent to the biological sample, wherein the aggregating agent binds to the antibody and forms an antibody-antibody binding agent aggregate; and (c) detecting a signal from the detectable label of the antibody binding agent associated with the antibody-antibody binding agent aggregate, thereby preparing a detectable antibody-antibody binding agent aggregate.

Abstract: Provided are methods of making and using animal models for brain inflammation and white matter degeneration.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods and compositions useful for identifying a subject's predisposition or diagnosis of a mental disorder, methods of screening for agents useful for treating such a disorder and methods of treatment thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to HMGI genes and proteins and methods of using the same. Embodiments of the invention pertain to methods for treating obesity, methods for treating a tumor, methods for producing a transgenic non-human mammal, methods for screening candidate compounds capable of inhibiting the biological activity of normal HMGI genes or proteins, and methods for detecting the presence of a tumor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to HMGI genes and proteins and methods of using the same. Embodiments of the invention pertain to methods for treating obesity, methods for treating a tumor, methods for producing a transgenic non-human mammal, methods for screening candidate compounds capable of inhibiting the biological activity of normal HMGI genes or proteins, and methods for detecting the presence of a tumor.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for treating obesity in a mammal which comprises reducing the biological activity of HMGI genes in the mammal. In another embodiment, the invention pertains to a method for treating a tumor in a patient by reducing the biological activity of normal HMGI genes which comprises administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor compound active against normal HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) genes. In another embodiment, the invention pertains to a method of producing a transgenic non-human mammal, the germ cells and somatic cells of which contain an inactivated HMGI gene sequence introduced into the mammal at an embryonic stage. In another embodiment, the invention pertains to a method for screening candidate compounds capable of inhibiting the biological activity of normal HMGI proteins. In another embodiment, the invention pertains to a method for screening candidate compounds capable of inhibiting the biological activity of normal HMGI genes.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for detecting HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) as a diagnostic marker for benign or malignant tumors using a probe for a sample from a patient that recognizes HMGI-C or HMGI(Y). The method comprises the steps of (a) contacting HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) from a sample from a patient with a probe which binds to HMGI-C or HMGI(Y); and (b) analyzing for HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) by detecting levels of the probe bound to the HMGI-C or HMGI(Y). The presence of HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) in the sample is positive for a benign or malignant tumor. The present invention also pertains to a method for detecting antibodies to HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) as a diagnostic marker for benign or malignant tumors. The present invention further pertains to a method for treating benign and malignant tumors in a patient by blocking the biological activity of HMGI-C or HMGI(Y).

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for detecting HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) as a diagnostic marker for benign or malignant tumors using a probe for a sample from a patient that recognizes HMGI-C or HMGI(Y). The method comprises the steps of (a) contacting HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) from a sample from a patient with a probe which binds to HMGI-C or HMGI(Y); and (b) analyzing for HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) by detecting levels of the probe bound to the HMGI-C or HMGI(Y). The presence of HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) in the sample is positive for a benign or malignant tumor. The present invention also pertains to a method for detecting antibodies to HMGI-C or HMGI(Y) as a diagnostic marker for benign or malignant tumors. The present invention further pertains to a method for treating benign and malignant tumors in a patient by blocking the biological activity of HMGI-C or HMGI(Y). The present invention also pertains to a method for treating obesity in a patient by blocking the biological activity of HMGI-C or HMGI(Y).