ANTI-CITRULLINATED HLA POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF

The present invention relates to methods for treating an autoimmune disease in a human subject mediated by the presence of a citrullinated epitope QKCitAA, QRCitAA, or RRCitAA in the subject, the method comprising administering a therapeutica1ly effective amount of an antibody or a specific binding...

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1. Verfasser: MOBLEY, James Leslie
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to methods for treating an autoimmune disease in a human subject mediated by the presence of a citrullinated epitope QKCitAA, QRCitAA, or RRCitAA in the subject, the method comprising administering a therapeutica1ly effective amount of an antibody or a specific binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to citrullinated epitope QKCitAA, QRCitAA, or RRCitAA. Further aspects of the invention include an antibody or a specific binding fragment thereof, that specifically binds to a human citrullinated epitope QKCitAA, QRCitAA, or RRCitAA.