Patent · US Expired

Multiple sclerosis virus

US6136528A · kind A · utility

0Cited by
0References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignees

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 22, 1995
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 22, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2740/10022
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a polynucleotide in substantially isolated form comprising a sequence of nucleotides which is capable of selectively hybridizing to the genome of the human multiple sclerosis virus (HMSV) or the complement thereof, wherein HMSV is characterized by: PA1 (i) a positive stranded RNA genome; PA1 (ii) said genome comprising one or more open reading frames (ORF) encoding protein(s) or polyprotein(s); PA1 (iii) said genome encoding a reverse transcriptase enzyme; and PA1 (v) said genome comprising nucleotide sequences which are homologous to or selectively hybridizable with any one of the nucleotide sequences illustrated in SEQ ID NOS:1 to 6.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.