The present invention is related to the fields of molecular biology,
virology, immunology and medicine. The invention provides a composition
comprising an ordered and repetitive antigen or antigenic determinant
array, and in particular an A.beta.1-6 peptide-VLP-composition. More
specifically, the invention provides a composition comprising a
virus-like particle and at least one A.beta.1-6 peptide bound thereto.
The invention also provides a process for producing the conjugates and
the ordered and repetitive arrays, respectively. The compositions of the
invention are useful in the production of vaccines for the treatment of
Alzheimer's disease and as a pharmaccine to prevent or cure Alzheimer's
disease and to efficiently induce immune responses, in particular
antibody responses. Furthermore, the compositions of the invention are
particularly useful to efficiently induce self-specific immune responses
within the indicated context.