Patent ID: 8895502

Claim:
A β2-glycoprotein I-derived peptide, said peptide being selected from the group consisting of IHFYX 1 KNKEKKX 1 SYTVEDAQX 1 RDGTI, where each X 1 is S (SEQ ID NO. 1); KKX 1 SYTVEDAQX 1 RDGTIEX 2 X 3 X 4 X 1 FKEHS, where each X 1 is S, X 2 is I or V, X 3 is P or G, and X 4 is R or K (SEQ ID NO. 2); KKSSYTVEDAQS (SEQ ID NO. 3); residues 3-12 of SEQ ID NO. 3; residues 3-12 of SEQ ID NO. 3 with D-amino acids; SQADEVTYSS with D-amino acids (SEQ ID NO. 4); TEDAQX 1 IDGTIEV, where each X 1 is S (SEQ ID NO. 5); KKX 1 SYTEDAQX 1 IDGTIEVPKX 1 FKEHS, where each X 1 is S (SEQ ID NO. 7); VSFFX 1 KNKEKKX 1 SYTEDAQX 1 IDGTI, where each X 1 is S (SEQ ID NO. 8); IHFYX 1 KNKEKKX 1 SYTVEAHX 1 RDGTI, where each X 1 is S (SEQ ID NO. 9); KKSSYTVEAHS (SEQ ID NO. 12); residues 3-11 of SEQ ID NO. 12; residues 3-11 of SEQ ID NO. 12 with D-amino acids; SHAEVTYSS (SEQ ID NO. 13), KKSSYTVEAHSRDGTI (SEQ ID NO. 19), and conservatively modified sequence variants thereof which retain the function of said peptide.