Peptides of the SM-D antigen and their use for diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus
US5407833A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/812
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Peptides comprising between 20 and 39 amino acids capable of reacting with antibodies against the Sm-D polypeptide. These peptides may be used in a diagnostic method to detect of antibodies against the Sm-D polypeptide in a biological sample from a person suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus.
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