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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Phillip Arcangel, Ricmond, CA (US);
David Chien, Alamo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Phillip Arcangel, Ricmond, CA (US);
David Chien, Alamo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis Vaccines And Diagnostics, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); A61K 39/29 (2006.01); C12N 7/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An HCV antigen/antibody/antigen assay is provided. The assay employs an isolated first antigen from a region of the HCV polyprotein, and an HCV multiple epitope fusion antigen that includes an epitope from the same region of the polyprotein as the first antigen. Both the first antigen and the multiple epitope fusion antigen bind antibodies present in an HCV-infected sample.