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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Boren, Umea, SE;
Anna Arnqvist, 21 Umea, SE;
Lennart Hammarstrom, 86 Huddinge, SE;
Staffan Normark, 41 Stockholm, SE;
Dag Ilver, 35 Umea, SE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/902 ;
Abstract
A novel blood group antigen binding (BAB) adhesin protein was isolated and purified, whereby said protein or fractions thereof bind specifically to fucosylated blood group antibodies. Said adhesin has a molecular weight of about 73.5 kDa and the N-terminal sequence for the adhesin and the corresponding DNA show homologies between different strains of Said adhesin and/or DNA is useful for diagnose and therapy and/or profylax directed against induced infections, e.g. gastritis and acid peptic disease.