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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2002
Applicants:
Jacques F. Banchereau, Dallas, TX (US);
Anna Karolina Palucka, Dallas, TX (US);
Patrick Blanco, Talence, FR;
Inventors:
Jacques F. Banchereau, Dallas, TX (US);
Anna Karolina Palucka, Dallas, TX (US);
Patrick Blanco, Talence, FR;
Assignee:
Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C12P 21/08 (2006.01); C07K 16/18 (2006.01); C07K 16/22 (2006.01); C07K 16/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method for treating an autoimmune disease in a subject by administering an interferon antagonist and a Flt3 ligand (Flt3L) antagonist. The invention also provides compositions containing one or more interferon antagonists, and one or more Flt3L antagonists, an in vitro assay for determining a subject's risk for developing an autoimmune disease, and kits for use, inter alia, with the assay.