DNA sequences of enterically transmitted non-A/non-B hepatitis viral agent
US5789559A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/143333
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Nucleic acid sequences derived from enterically transmitted nonA/nonB viral hepatitis agent (HEV) are disclosed. DNA sequences encoding specific epitopes within viral protein sequences that are reactive with sera of individuals infected with different strains of HEV are also disclosed. These DNA sequences and fragments thereof are useful for identifying and sequencing the entire viral agent and for assaying the presence of the viral agent in an infected sample, for example by using specific amplification of virus-derived DNA sequences, as well as for producing viral proteins or polypeptides.
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