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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1997
Hiroto Okayama, Minoo, JP;
Isao Fuke, Takamatsu, JP;
Chisato Mori, Kanonji, JP;
Akihisa Takamizawa, Kanonji, JP;
Iwao Yoshida, Kanonji, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an isolated non-A, non-B hepatitis virus genomic cDNA covering the entire region of the virus gene nucleotide sequence from the 1st to 9416th nucleotides shown in FIG. 2(1) through FIG. 2(16) hereof, wherein the coding region is from the 333rd to 9362nd nucleotides, and the 5'- and 3'- noncoding sequences contain 332 nucleotides and 54 nucleotides, respectively. Part of the cDNA and an antigen polypeptide as an expression product thereof are useful as a diagnostic reagent for non-A, non-B hepatitis. The antigen polypeptide is also useful as an active ingredient for a non-A, non-B hepatitis virus vaccine.