The monoclonal antibodies of this invention are antibodies that
specifically recognize human Integrin Associated Protein, and the
antigens that induce apoptosis of nucleated blood cells having human
Integrin Associated Protein. Accordingly, they are useful as antibodies
that recognize human Integrin Associated Protein for its distinction and
identification, while also having an action of inducing apoptosis of
nucleated blood cells; these properties can be utilized to prepare useful
therapeutic agents in the field of treatment for myeloid leukemia and
lymphoid leukemia.