Antibodies against human herpesvirus-6(HHV-6) and method of use

US6054283A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services · US

Inventors

• Syed Z. Salahuddin · Pasadena, US
• Dharam V. Ablashi · Olney, US
• Steven JOSEPHS · San Diego, US
• Carl Saxinger · Bethesda, US
• Flossie Wong-Staal · Germantown, US
• Robert C. Gallo · Bethesda, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 1996
• Grant date: Apr 25, 2000
• Expiry date: Dec 23, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N2710/16622
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A new human B lymphotropic virus, also designated human herpesvirus-6, has been isolated. DNA, molecular clones, antigenic viral proteins and antibodies having specificity to the new virus have been prepared. Various utilities of the new virus and products derived therefrom have been described.