Family of immunoregulators designated leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors (lir)
CA 2371193 A1 · Owner: Immunex Corporation · Inventors: Cosman, David J.; Borges, Luis; Anderson, Dirk M.
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A family of immunoreceptor molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily (LIR) , polypeptides is described. Disclosed are sequences encoding LIR family members and their deduced amino acid sequences polypeptides encoded by DNA that , hybridizes to defined nucleotide sequences processes for producing , polypeptides of the LIR family and specific antibodies directed against LIR polypeptides. LIR family members can be used to treat autoimmune diseases and disease states associated with suppressed immune function.
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- Filed May 12, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 12, 2020.
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