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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
May. 05, 2000
Applicants:
Geert Maertens, Brugge, BE;
Erik Depla, Dealalbergen, BE;
Inventors:
Geert Maertens, Brugge, BE;
Erik Depla, Dealalbergen, BE;
Assignee:
N.V. Innogenetics S.A., Ghent, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K039/00 ; A61K039/29 ; G01N033/53 ; G01N033/536 ; C12N015/09 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Multimer peptides (e.g. 30- to 45-mer peptides) derived from hepatitis C virus envelope proteins reacting with the majority of anti-HCV antibodies present in patient sera are described. The usage of the latter peptides to diagnose, and to vaccinate against, an infection with hepatitis C virus is also disclosed.