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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Chao Lin, Winchester, MA (US);
Tara Kieffer, Brookline, MA (US);
Christoph Sarrazin, Hamburg, DE;
Ann Kwong, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Chao Lin, Winchester, MA (US);
Tara Kieffer, Brookline, MA (US);
Christoph Sarrazin, Hamburg, DE;
Ann Kwong, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/57 (2006.01); C12N 15/51 (2006.01); C12N 15/74 (2006.01); C12N 15/79 (2006.01); C12N 9/50 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to HCV variants, particularly variants that are resistant to a protease inhibitors such as VX-950. Also provided are methods and compositions related to the HCV variants. Further provided are methods of isolating, identifying, and characterizing multiple viral variants from a patient.