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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Xi Jiang, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ming Tan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/125 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Norovirus capsid protein monomers having only the P domain, and not the hinge or S domain, can assemble spontaneously into an icosahedral form herein called the P-particle. Factors affecting the formation and stability of the P-particle, as well as providing methods for diagnosing and treating Norovirus-infected individuals and creating a vaccine for prevention of Norovirus infection are presented.