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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Giorgio Fassina, Milan, IT;
Sandro De Falco, Naples, IT;
Antonio Verdoliva, Naples, IT;
Menotti Ruvo, Trevico, IT;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3566 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3566 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein are uses of a recombinant protein as a receptor for a hepatitis virus. Also disclosed are a nucleic acid coding for the receptor, a vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding the receptor, a host cell transformed or transfected with the nucleic acid, and a new recombinant protein having the biological property to act as a receptor for a hepatitis virus and a transgenic animal expressing the recombinant protein.