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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale B. Schenk, Burlingame, CA (US);
Frederique Bard, Pacifica, CA (US);
Theodore Yednock, Forest Knolls, CA (US);
Assignee:
Neuralab Limited, , BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 1/600 ; C07K 1/618 ; A61K 3/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 1/600 ; C07K 1/618 ; A61K 3/900 ;
Abstract
The invention provides improved agents and methods for treatment of diseases associated with amyloid deposits of A&bgr; in the brain of a patient Such methods entail administering agents that induce a beneficial immunogenic response against the amyloid deposit The methods are useful for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Preferred agents including N-terminal fragments of A&bgr; and antibodies binding to the same.