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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2011
Xiaofeng Zeng, Shanghai, CN;
Yue Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Zhinan Shou, Shanghai, CN;
Hua Mao, Shanghai, CN;
Hongbin Sun, Shanghai, CN;
Jie Qian, Shanghai, CN;
Yongjun Han, Shanghai, CN;
Weina Situ, Shanghai, CN;
Xiaofeng Zeng, Shanghai, CN;
Yue Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Zhinan Shou, Shanghai, CN;
Hua Mao, Shanghai, CN;
Hongbin Sun, Shanghai, CN;
Jie Qian, Shanghai, CN;
Yongjun Han, Shanghai, CN;
Weina Situ, Shanghai, CN;
SHANGHAI KEXIN BIOTECH CO., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
The present application provides compositions and methods useful for detecting and monitoring autoimmune diseases in a human subject. The methods comprise providing a moesin fragment for binding to an anti-moesin autoantibody and contacting the moesin fragment with a sample obtained from the human subject. The moesin fragment comprises the entire N-terminal FERM domain of a human moesin protein. The human subject has or is suspected of having an autoimmune disease such as connective tissue disease, systemic sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome, or systemic lupus erythematosus.