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Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003

Filed:

Aug. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Richard R. Lesniewski, Kenosha, WI (US);

Tat K. Leung, Waukegan, IL (US);

Assignee:

Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 ; G01N 3/3576 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 ; G01N 3/3576 ;
Abstract

The present invention provides an improved assay for detecting the presence of an antibody to an HCV antigen in a sample by contacting the sample with at least one polypeptide containing at least one epitope of an HCV antigen. Preferred assay formats include a confirmatory assay, a combination assay, a synthetic polypeptide-based assay, an immunodot assay and a competition assay.


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Lesniewski, Richard. (2003). Hepatitis c assay (U.S. Patent No. 6596476). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6596476

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