ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,320, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Washington University (St. Louis).

"Compositions and methods for treatment of central nervous system (CNS) autoimmune associated diseases or disorders" was invented by Robyn S. Klein (St. Louis) and Jessica L. Williams (St. Louis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of compositions and methods for treating autoimmune diseases (e.g., multiple sclerosis)."

The patent was filed on Jan. 15, 2019, under Application No. 16/247,709.

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