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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
James A. Shayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Akira Abe, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Kelly, Trenton, MI (US);
Jessica Kollmeyer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
YE LU, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James A. Shayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Akira Abe, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Kelly, Trenton, MI (US);
Jessica Kollmeyer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ye Lu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods for diagnosis and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus and drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus. More specifically, the specification describes methods using a lysosomal phospholipase A2 in methods for the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus and drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus.