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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Deborah Anne Buonagurio, Mamaroneck, NY (US);
Mathew Longiaru, West Orange, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C12Q / ; C12P / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530350 ; 435 691 ; 435-723 ; 43525233 ; 435-5 ; 4242071 ;
Abstract
A synthetic gene which codes for at least one epitope from the immunodominant conserved region of HTLV-I env. gp 21 as well as hybrid genes utilizing the synthetic gene in conjunction with other epitopes from HTLV-Ienv. gp 46 and gp 21; the corresponding gene products, recombinant vectors containing the genes, methods for producing the polypeptides and methods for detecting antibodies to HTLV-I using the polypeptides of the invention