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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1995
Barbara Helen Hosein, New York, NY (US);
Chang Yi Wang, Cold Spring Harbor, NY (US);
United Biomedical, Inc., Hauppauge, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel linear and branched peptides specific for the diagnosis and prevention of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. More particularly, the present invention is directed to linear and branched synthetic peptides containing at least one antigenic site which is effective for detecting HCV-associated antibodies in patients using immunoassay techniques. In some cases, these peptides are also library peptides with degenerate amino acid positions. Preferred mixtures for detection of HCV antibodies are provided as well as a novel spliced peptide useful for blocking the non-specific reactivity of certain NS-3 conformational epitopes.