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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Dpartment of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD (US);
Inventors:
Vera A. Semenova, Lilburn, GA (US);
Conrad P. Quinn, Lilburn, GA (US);
Jan Pohl, Tucker, GA (US);
Pavel Svoboda, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/02 (2006.01); A61K 39/07 (2006.01); C07K 14/32 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/07 (2013.01); C07K 14/32 (2013.01); G01N 33/56911 (2013.01); G01N 2333/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Regions ofprotective antigen are provided representing epitopes recognized by antibodies in subjects that have acquired immunity toinfection. The recognition of these epitopes correlates with autoimmunity in a subject. Also provided are vaccines that include at least one of these epitopes that when administered to a subject provide improved acquired immunity.