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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. 25, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicants:
Matthew D. Linnik, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Patricia A. Mcneeley, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew D. Linnik, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Patricia A. McNeeley, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/385 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides methods identifying individuals suitable for treatment for lupus and methods of monitoring treatment, based on measuring antibody affinities, as well as of treating lupus based on measuring antibody affinities. The treatment entails administration of a conjugate comprising a non-immunogenic valency platform molecule and at least two double stranded DNA epitopes, such as DNA molecules, which bind to anti-DNA antibodies from the patient.