ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,840, issued on May 5, was assigned to KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION (Daegu, South Korea).

"Antibody for detecting acetylation of COX2 protein, and uses thereof" was invented by Jae-Sung Bae (Daegu, South Korea), Hee Kyung Jin (Daegu, South Korea) and Ju Youn Lee (Daegu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an antibody for detecting acetylation of COX2 protein, and uses thereof, and more specifically, to an antibody that specifically recognizes the acetylation of S565 residue of the COX2 protein; and uses thereof for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases or ...