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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce D Gaynor, Pelham, NY (US);
Betty A Diamond, Bronx, NY (US);
Matthew D Scharff, Larchmont, NY (US);
Philippe Valadon, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530330 ; 530324 ; 530325 ; 530326 ; 530327 ; 530328 ; 530329 ; 5303879 ; 5303871 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for identifying a peptide which binds to an anti-double stranded DNA antibody. The present invention also provides a class of peptides identified by the method of the present invention which bind to anti-double stranded DNA antibodies and compositions containing these peptides. The present invention also provides methods for the diagnosis and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus utilizing the peptides of the present invention.