Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-01
2005-03-01
Kemmerer, Elizabeth (Department: 1647)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
C530S300000, C530S326000, C424S185100, C514S002600
Reexamination Certificate
active
06861057
ABSTRACT:
Frameshift Mutants β-Amyloid precursor peptides and mutant ubiquitin-B associated with Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome eliciting T cellular immunity for use in compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of Alzheimer's disease and/or Down syndrome.
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Eriksen Jon Amund
Gaudernack Gustav
Møller Mona
Fitzpatrick ,Cella, Harper & Scinto
GemVax AS
Kemmerer Elizabeth
Nichols Christopher James
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