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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2002
Marc Alizon, Paris, FR;
Luc Montagnier, Le Plessy Robinson, FR;
Denise Guetard, Paris, FR;
Francois Clavel, Rockville, MD (US);
Pierre Sonigo, Gutenberg, FR;
Mireille Guyader, Laugier, FR;
Marc Alizon, Paris, FR;
Luc Montagnier, Le Plessy Robinson, FR;
Denise Guetard, Paris, FR;
Francois Clavel, Rockville, MD (US);
Pierre Sonigo, Gutenberg, FR;
Mireille Guyader, Laugier, FR;
Institut Pasteur, , FR;
Abstract
A method for diagnosing an HIV-2 (LAV-II) infection and a kit containing reagents for the same is disclosed. These reagents include cDNA probes which are capable of hybridizing to at least a portion of the genome of HIV-2. In one embodiment, the DNA probes are capable of hybridizing to the entire genome of HIV-2. These reagents also include polypeptides encoded by some of these DNA sequences.