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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joe Chiba, Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tatsuo Miyamura, Tokyo, JP;
Izumu Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Shizuko Harada, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiharu Matsuura, Kamifukuoka, JP;
Assignees:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-5 ; 530326 ; 436820 ;
Abstract
The antigenic peptide represented by the following amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1) ##STR1## and a method of the detection of anti-HCV antibodies wherein the above peptide is brought into contact with a sample under the conditions that the peptide is bound to anti-HCV antibodies present in the sample to form an immunological complex and the formation of the immunological complex is measured to confirm the existence of the anti HCV antibodies in the sample. The method is highly specific and sensitive to anti-HCV antibodies.