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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
May. 10, 2000
Steven G. Reed, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael J. Lodes, Seattle, WA (US);
Raymond L. Houghton, Bothell, WA (US);
Paul R. Sleath, Seattle, WA (US);
Patricia D. McNeill, Des Moines, WA (US);
Mary J. Homer, Seattle, WA (US);
Heather Secrist, Seattle, WA (US);
Corixa Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of infection are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one antigenic portion of a antigen and DNA sequences encoding such polypeptides. Antigenic epitopes of such antigens are also provided, together with pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines comprising such polypeptides, DNA sequences or antigenic epitopes. Diagnostic kits containing such polypeptides, DNA sequences or antigenic epitopes and a suitable detection reagent may be used for the detection of infection in patients and biological samples. Antibodies directed against such polypeptides and antigenic epitopes are also provided.