Trypanosoma cruzi antigen, gene encoding therefor and methods of detecting and treating chagas disease
US5820864A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/44
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a new Trypanosoma cruzi antigen, called PTc100, and to a code gene sic! encoding the latter, called Tc100. According to the invention, the nucleotide sequences of Tc100 and the amino acid sequences of PTc100 were determined and described. PTc100 and Tc100, or fragments thereof, modified or otherwise, can be used directly or indirectly for the detection of Trypanosoma cruzi, or for the monitoring of the infection generated by the latter, in man or in animals.
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