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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:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark Roth, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3543 ; G01N 3/3564 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3543 ; G01N 3/3564 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to diagnostic applications. For autoimmune diseases more particularly, it is demonstrated herein that individuals with SLE, APLA, MCDS and PSS have antibodies that are specific for SR proteins. Thus, in particular aspects the present invention provides methods and compositions for diagnosing autoimmune disease using SR proteins and antibodies to detect the presence of SR protein-specific antibodies in an individual suspected of having autoimmune disease, wherein the presence of such antibodies is indicative of said individual suffering from autoimmune disease.