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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1988
Kazuhiro Takahashi, Kyoto, JP;
Tatsurou Shibui, Machida, JP;
Michiru Kamizono, Machida, JP;
Rie Matsui, Machida, JP;
Yutaka Teranishi, Sagamihara, JP;
Shigetada Nakanishi, Kyoto, JP;
Naomi Kitamura, Moriguchi, JP;
Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided herein are a DNA fragment which contains a base sequence coding for a non-A non-B hepatitis-specific antigenic protein occurring in cells of the liver affected with non-A non-B hepatitis, an expression vector in which said DNA fragment is inserted into a cloning site present downstream from a promoter thereof, a transformant obtained by introducing said expression vector into a host, and a process for producing said antigenic protein which comprises providing said expression vector, transforming a host with said expression vector, culturing the transforming host and collecting the protein produced therein.