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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1999
Theodora W. Salcedo, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Vikram P. Patel, Germantown, MD (US);
Robert John Benjamin Nibbs, Glasgow, GB;
Gerard John Graham, Glasgow, GB;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to deletion and substitution mutant polypeptides of human chemokine &bgr;-7 (Ck&bgr;-7), as well as nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides and processes for producing such polypeptides using recombinant techniques. In one aspect, the invention also relates to uses of the full-length and mature forms of Ck&bgr;-7, as well as deletion and substitution mutants, in medical treatment regimens. In particular, the Ck&bgr;-7 polypeptides described herein may be employed to treat a variety of conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation, respiratory diseases, allergy, and IgE-mediated allergic reactions.