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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
May. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Itshak Golan, Tzur-Hadassa, IL;
Dan Caspi, Rishon LeZion, IL;
Lora Melnik, Beit-Hashmonai, IL;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Medical Research Fund of Tel Aviv Souraskv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Yissum-Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, IL;
Yeda Research And Development Co. Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/04 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Isolated polynucleotides encoding novel galectin-8 variants polypeptides are provided. Also provided are methods and kits using same for diagnosing prognosing and treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other joint/chronic inflammatory diseases.