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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Ralf Geiben Lynn, Watertown, MA (US);
Bruce D. Walker, Milton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ralf Geiben Lynn, Watertown, MA (US);
Bruce D. Walker, Milton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention includes compositions comprising substantially purified serpin that are useful in methods for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection. The invention also includes methods for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection comprising contacting a composition of the invention with a human patient or treating HIV infection by introducing into a cell susceptible to HIV infection a DNA molecule encoding a serpin. Additionally, the invention includes antibodies and kits useful in the detection, treatment, and prevention of HIV infection.