Patent ID: 7897568

Claim:
A synthetic peptide or a mimetic thereof, said synthetic peptide consisting of GX 1 X 2 X 3 LHX 4 AX 5 X 6 X 7 GHX 8 X 9 X 10 X 11 X 12 X 13 LX 14 X 15 X 16 GA (SEQ ID NO:7) or GX 1 X 2 X 3 LHX 4 AX 5 X 6 X 7 GHX 8 X 9 X 10 X 11 X 12 X 13 LX 14 X 15 X 16 GAX 17 X 18 NX 19 X 20 X 21 X 22 (SEQ ID NO:32), where X 1 is B1 or N; X 2 is B2; X 3 is B1; X 4 is B1 or Q; X 5 is B1 or B2; X 6 is B2 or K; X 7 is B2 or V; X 8 is B1 or K; X 9 is B3 or B4; X 10 is I or C; X 11 is B1; X 12 is B1, B2 or R; X 13 is B1 or B4; X 14 is B1 or T; X 15 is B2, B3 or R; X 16 is B1, B2 or E; X 17 is B1, B2 or E; X 18 is B1, B2 or D; X 19 is B1 or B2; X 20 is B1 or B3; X 21 is B1 or B2; X 22 is B1, B2 or E; B1 is G, A, V, L, I, M, F, W, or P; B2 is S, T, C, Y, N, or Q; B3 is D or E; and B4 is K, R or H; or a portion thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 1, 8, 9, 10 or 11 or a portion thereof.