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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
May. 02, 2006
Applicants:
Shane A. Olwill, Belfast, GB;
Richard J. Buick, Belfast, GB;
Hangfai Kwok, Belfast, GB;
James A. Johnston, Belfast, GB;
Inventors:
Shane A. Olwill, Belfast, GB;
Richard J. Buick, Belfast, GB;
Hangfai Kwok, Belfast, GB;
James A. Johnston, Belfast, GB;
Assignee:
Fusion Antibodies Limited, Belfast, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to the identification of mycobacterial antigens which are highly immunogenic and which may be used in assays and methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and the discrimination between infected animals and animals previously exposed to vaccines.