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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. 09, 1997
Filed:
May. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thierry Boon-Falleur, Brussels, BE;
Pierre van der Bruggen, Brussels, BE;
Etienne De Plaen, Brussels, BE;
Christophe Lurguin, Brussels, BE;
Catia Traversari, Milan, IT;
Beatrice Gaugler, Brussels, BE;
Benoit Van den Eynde, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435325 ; 435355 ; 4353723 ; 530328 ;
Abstract
The invention involves a nonapeptide derived from the tumor rejection antigen precursor encoded by gene MAGE-3. This nonapeptide is presented by HLA molecules HLA-A1. The resulting complexes are identified by cytolytic T cells. Such recognition may be used in diagnostics, or therapeutically.