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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. 19, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory R Reyes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genelabs Incorporated, Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-5 ; 435-71 ; 435 693 ; 435 697 ; 435 698 ; 435 701 ; 435 7021 ; 43524027 ; 435810 ; 436548 ; 436811 ; 530324 ; 530387 ; 530395 ; 530810 ; 530828 ;
Abstract
A recombinant peptide antigen is provided which is derived from HTLV-I envelope protein gp46 and immunoreactive with anti-HTLV-I antibody present in a individuals with HTLV-I related T-cell leukemia. The antigen is useful as a diagnostic tool in determining whether an individual has been or is infected with HTLV-I, and is also useful in a method of immunizing individuals against such infection.