Viruses associated with immunodeficiency and enteropathy and methods using same
US9683268B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/158
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to previously undescribed viruses that are associated with significant expansion of the virome, immunodeficiency, and enteropathy during lentiviral infection. The invention also provides methods to detect acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS progression in a subject, methods to diagnose immunodeficiency or enteropathy in a subject, and methods to identify a therapeutic agent to treat the same.
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