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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven G. Reed, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yasir A. W. Skeiky, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael J. Lodes, Seattle, WA (US);
Raymond L. Houghton, Bothell, WA (US);
John M. Smith, Everett, WA (US);
Patricia D. McNeill, Des Moines, WA (US);
Assignee:
Corixa Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/9002 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/9002 ;
Abstract
Compounds and methods are provided for diagnosing,infection. The disclosed compounds are polypeptides, or antibodies thereto, that contain one or more epitopes of,antigens. The compounds are useful in a variety of immunoassays for detecting,infection. The polypeptide compounds are further useful in vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions for inducing protective immunity against Chagas' disease in individuals exposed to