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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Falk Hiepe, Berlin, DE;
Gabriele Riemekasten, Berlin, DE;
Jeannette Marell, Berlin, DE;
Gerd-Rudiger Burmester, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Imtec Immundiagnostika GmbH, , US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241851 ; 514 12 ; 530324 ;
Abstract
Peptides of the antigen Sm-D and their use, in particular for the diagnostics of the SLE. The invention relates to peptides of the antigen Sm-D, comprised of 35 to 45 amino acids, which form a conformation epitope and which are capable of binding autoantibodies, such as they occur in connection with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Particularly preferred is the peptide of 37 amino acids with the structure VEPKVKSKKREAVAGRGRGRGRGRGRGRGRGRGGPRR (SEQ ID NO:3) and its mutants and variants, respectively.