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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2005
Waltherus Jacobus Wilhelmus Van Venrooij, Nijmegen, NL;
Gerardus Antonius Schellekens, Den Bosch, NL;
Jozef Maria Hendrik Raats, Nijmegen, NL;
Rene Michael Antonius Hoet, Nijmegen, NL;
Waltherus Jacobus Wilhelmus Van Venrooij, Nijmegen, NL;
Gerardus Antonius Schellekens, Den Bosch, NL;
Jozef Maria Hendrik Raats, Nijmegen, NL;
Rene Michael Antonius Hoet, Nijmegen, NL;
Stichting Voor de Technische Wetenschappen, Utrecht, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a peptide derived from an antigen recognized by autoantibodies, which peptide is reactive with autoimmune antibodies from a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. The peptide according to the invention possesses a modified arginine residue. The invention also relates to antibodies against the peptide and a method of detecting autoimmune antibodies.