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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:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent Brichard, Brussels, BE;
Aline Van Pel, Brussels, BE;
Catia Traversari, Milan, IT;
Thomas Wolfel, Mainz, DE;
Thierry Boon-Falleur, Brussels, BE;
Etienne De Plaen, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
Ludwig Institute, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; A61K / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-723 ; 435-71 ; 435-724 ; 514 12 ; 530350 ; 536 235 ; 424 9371 ; 424 9372 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to nucleic acid molecules coding for a tumor rejection antigen precursor. Specifically, the tumor rejection antigen precursor, or `TRAP', is processed into at least one tumor rejection antigen, which is presented by HLA-A2 molecules. Ramifications of the discovery are also set forth.