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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2000
Applicants:
Timothy P. Coleman, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Darrell L. Peterson, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy P. Coleman, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Darrell L. Peterson, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Assignee:
BioCache Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N063/00 ; A61K048/00 ; A61K039/29 ; A61K039/30 ; A61K039/38 ; C12N007/01 ; C12N015/74 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides particles for the presentation of haptens for the purpose of eliciting an immune response. The amino acid sequences of the monomers which make up the particles are derived from duck hepatitis B virus core protein. The particles may also deliver nucleic acids. The nucleic acids may be delivered for the purpose of enhancing an immune response, or for other purposes such as gene therapy.