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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2005
Stuart Ian Mannering, Reservoir, AU;
Leonard Charles Harrison, St. Kilda West, AU;
Anthony Wayne Purcell, Macleod, AU;
Nicholas A. Williamson, Woodend, AU;
Stuart Ian Mannering, Reservoir, AU;
Leonard Charles Harrison, St. Kilda West, AU;
Anthony Wayne Purcell, Macleod, AU;
Nicholas A. Williamson, Woodend, AU;
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, AU;
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the field of immunotherapy and immunodiagnosis of autoimmune conditions. More particularly, the present invention provides peptides of the A-chain of proinsulin or insulin, which are recognized by or are specific for proinsulin- or insulin-sensitized T-cells. The present invention further contemplates the use of the these agents in therapeutic and diagnostic applications for Type 1 diabetes.