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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2013
Institució Catalana DE Recerca I Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, ES;
Institut D'investigaciones Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer, Barcelona, ES;
Josep Dalmau, Barcelona, ES;
INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS, Barcelona, ES;
INSTITUT D'INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER, Barcelona, ES;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a polypeptide or protein for use in a method of diagnosis or treatment of an autoimmune disease in a subject, characterized in that said polypeptide or protein comprises one or more epitopes derived from the protein DPPX. Further, the invention relates to a nucleic acid or vector encoding such polypeptide, to a cell comprising such a vector, to an in vitro diagnostic method and test kit involving such polypeptide, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such polypeptide, to a medical device coated with such polypeptide or pharmaceutical composition and to methods for treating an autoimmune disease in a subject.