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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Vera A. Semenova, Lilburn, GA (US);
Pavel Svoboda, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jan Pohl, Tucker, GA (US);
Conrad P. Quinn, Lilburn, GA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/07 (2006.01); C07K 14/32 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/07 (2013.01); A61K 2039/575 (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.