Hepatitic C virus (HCV) core gene nucleotide sequences and related methods of detecting major and minor genotypes of HCV isolates
US5882852A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/81
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of cDNAs encoding the envelope 1 genes and core genes of isolates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) are disclosed. The invention relates to the oligonucleotides, peptides and recombinant envelope 1 and core proteins derived from these sequences and their use in diagnostic methods and vaccines.
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