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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.

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;

Attorney:
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.


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