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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Tihamer Orban, Brookline, MA (US);
Inventor:
Tihamer Orban, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention features methods for the prevention or treatment of autoimmune disorders in humans. The methods include administering an autoantigen in combination with an oil-based carrier. Included are methods for the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus which include treating a patient with a diabetes type 1 autoantigen, e.g., human insulin B-chain or GAD65, and an oil-based carrier approved for human use. Also included are vaccines and kits for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.