Infectious cDNA clone of GB virus B and uses thereof
US7129342B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2770/24234
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequence which comprises the genome of an infectious GB virus B clone. The invention also relates to the use of the nucleic acid sequence of the infectious GB virus B clone to indirectly study the molecular properties of HCV, and in the production of HCV/GBV-B chimeras. The invention further relates to the use of the infectious nucleic acid sequence of GB virus B clone and the HCV/GBV-B chimeras in the development of vaccines and therapeutics for HCV.
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