Cloned DNA sequences related to the genomic RNA of lymphadenopathy-associated-virus (LAV) and proteins encoded by said LAV genomic RNA
US7351412B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2740/16134
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention is in the field of lymphadenopathy virus, which has been designated Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This invention relates to a diagnostic means and method to detect the presence of DNA, RNA or antibodies of the lymphadenopathy retrovirus associated with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome or of the lymphadenopathy syndrome by the use of DNA fragments or the peptides encoded by said DNA fragments. The invention further relates to the DNA fragments, vectors comprising them and the proteins expressed.
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