(19)
(11) EP 3 617 312 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
29.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/18

(43) Date of publication:
04.03.2020 Bulletin 2020/10

(21) Application number: 18792322.2

(22) Date of filing: 01.05.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12N 15/09(2006.01)
A61P 37/08(2006.01)
C07K 16/18(2006.01)
 A61K 39/00(2006.01)
C07K 14/435(2006.01)
G01N 33/53(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2018/017472
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/199341 (01.11.2018 Gazette 2018/44)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 28.04.2017 JP 2017090438

(71) Applicant: Hoyu Co., Ltd.
Nagoya-shi, Aichi 461-8650 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • MATSUNAGA, Kayoko
    Toyoake-shi Aichi 470-1192 (JP)
  • YAGAMI, Akiko
    Toyoake-shi Aichi 470-1192 (JP)
  • NAKAMURA, Masashi
    Nagakute-shi Aichi 480-1136 (JP)
  • SHIMOJO, Naoshi
    Nagakute-shi Aichi 480-1136 (JP)
  • SATO, Nayu
    Nagakute-shi Aichi 480-1136 (JP)
  • AOKI, Yuji
    Nagakute-shi Aichi 480-1136 (JP)
  • SAKAI, Tomomi
    Nagakute-shi Aichi 480-1136 (JP)

(74) Representative: Mewburn Ellis LLP 
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(54) ALLERGY ANTIGEN AND EPITOPE FOR SAME


(57) The present invention provides novel antigens of an allergy to shrimp, methods and kits for diagnosing an allergy to shrimp, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such an antigen, shrimps or processed products of shrimp in which such an antigen is eliminated, and a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of a shrimp antigen in an object of interest. The present invention also relates to polypeptides comprising an epitope of an antigen, kits, compositions and methods for diagnosing an allergy, comprising such a polypeptide, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a polypeptide, and raw materials or processed products in which an antigen comprising such a polypeptide is eliminated or reduced. The present invention further relates to a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of an antigen in an object of interest.