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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:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2003
Applicants:
David L. Narum, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kim L. Sim, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Inventors:
David L. Narum, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kim L. Sim, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Compositions that inhibit the binding ofto erythrocytes include a family of erythrocyte binding proteins (EBPs). The EBPs are paralogues of thebinding protein EBA-175. The present invention includes peptides of the paralogues that prevent the binding of. Antibodies specific for each paralogue that also prevent the binding ofare also included. Methods of the invention utilize the paralogues, antibodies thereof and peptide compositions for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment ofdiseases such as malaria, as well as methods for the detection ofin biological samples and culture media.