Compositions and methods for the treatment and diagnosis of immune disorders

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment and diagnosis of immune disorders, especially T helper lymphocyte-related disorders. For example, genes which are differentially expressed within and among T helper (TH) cells and TH cell subpopulations, which include, but a...

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1. Verfasser:	LEVINSON DOUGLAS ADAM
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BEER BIOCHEMISTRY CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR COMPOSITIONS THEREOF CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES CULTURE MEDIA DERIVATIVES THEREOF ENZYMOLOGY FISHING FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING HYGIENE INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY MICROBIOLOGY MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS NUCLEIC ACIDS NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PEPTIDES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS SPIRITS SUGARS TESTING TRANSPORTING TRAPPING VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS VEHICLES IN GENERAL VINEGAR WINE
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment and diagnosis of immune disorders, especially T helper lymphocyte-related disorders. For example, genes which are differentially expressed within and among T helper (TH) cells and TH cell subpopulations, which include, but are not limited to TH0, TH1 and TH2 cell subpopulations are identified. Genes are also identified via the ability of their gene products to interact with gene products involved in the differentiation, maintenance and effector function of such TH cells and TH cell subpopulations. The genes identified can be used diagnostically or as targets for therapeutic intervention. In this regard, the present invention provides methods for the identification and therapeutic use of compounds as treatments of immune disorders, especially TH cell subpopulation-related disorders. Additionally, methods are provided for the diagnostic evaluation and prognosis of TH cell subpopulation-related disorders, for the identification of subjects exhibiting a predisposition to such conditions, for monitoring patients undergoing clinical evaluation for the treatment of such disorders, and for monitoring the efficacy of compounds used in clinical trials.