Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
US7361733B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/065
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more bacterial polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of IBD.
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