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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2003
Peilin Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter Su, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Hao Yu, Pacheco, CA (US);
Lawrence J. Blecka, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Patrick F. Coleman, Edmonds, WA (US);
Peilin Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter Su, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Hao Yu, Pacheco, CA (US);
Lawrence J. Blecka, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Patrick F. Coleman, Edmonds, WA (US);
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to peptides that are derived from HSV-2 glycoprotein G2 and represent HSV-2 type-specific epitopes. The present invention also provides for compositions comprising these peptides for type-specific serological diagnosis of HSV-2 infection. Methods of using these peptides for type-specific detection of HSV-2 antibodies and differentiation of HSV-2 viral infection from HSV-1 and other herpes family viral infections are further provided.