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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Jacobson, Kensington, MD (US);
Dale E McFarlin, Potomac, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-5 ; 435235 ; 435239 ;
Abstract
A method for diagnosing latent viral infection is described. The method utilizes an agent such as OKT3 to stimulate CD3 receptor complex on T-cell line so that the latent virus harbored in the T cells is expressed and then the virus is identified by standard techniques.