IDENTIFICATION OF ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS ANTIGENS FOR USE IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND MONITORING OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES - Patent 1509240

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EP 1 509 240 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	23.12.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	02.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/09

(21)	Application number: 03781327.6

(22)	Date of filing: 15.10.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61K 38/00, C07K 1/00, C07K 14/00, C07K 17/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/032645

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/045499 (03.06.2004 Gazette 2004/23)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

20.11.2002 US 237235

(71)	Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
	Gainesville, FL 32611 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HANDFIELD, Martin Dr. Gainesville, FL 32608 (US) HILLMAN, Jeffrey, Daniel Gainesville, FL 32608 (US) PROGULSKE-FOX, Ann Keystone Heights, FL 32656 (US)

(74)	Representative: Nobbe, Matthias, Dr. et al
	Viering, Jentschura & PartnerSteinsdorfstrasse 6 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	IDENTIFICATION OF ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS ANTIGENS FOR USE IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND MONITORING OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES