Patent ID: 7700107

Claim:
A method for inducing an immune response to amyloid β peptides and amyloid deposits, comprising administering a peptide comprising the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:15) (Asp Ala Glu Phe Arg His Asp Ser Gly Tyr Glu Val His His Gln Lys Xaa 1 Xaa 2 Xaa 3 Xaa 4 Xaa 5 Glu Asp Val Gly Ser Asn Lys Gly Ala) n , or a conjugate thereof, with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient, diluent, or auxiliary agent, to a subject in need thereof, wherein n is 1 or 2; and Xaa 1 , Xaa 2 , Xaa 3 , Xaa 4 , and Xaa 5 are Leu, Val, Phe, Phe, and Ala, respectively, in which one or two of residues Xaa 1 , Xaa 2 , Xaa 3 , Xaa 4 , and Xaa 5 is substituted with Lys, Asp, or Glu.