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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:
Dec. 28, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lisa J Hock, La Jolla, CA (US);
Mark D Cochran, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Richard D Macdonald, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Syntro Corporation, Lenexa, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352351 ; 4351723 ; 4353201 ; 435 691 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a virus comprising a DNA sequence essential for replication of a human cytomegalovirus and at least one foreign DNA sequence adapted for expression in a host. The foreign DNA sequence may encode a human immunodeficiency virus anti-sense mRNA sequence or an antigenic polypeptide, e.g., a malarial surface antigen. Also provided are therapeutic compositions and vaccines which comprise the novel viruses of the present invention.