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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Ajit Lalvani, Oxford, GB;
Kerry Millington, London, GB;
Inventors:
Ajit Lalvani, Oxford, GB;
Kerry Millington, London, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of assessing an intracellular pathogen infection and/or monitoring an intracellular pathogen infection in an individual comprises determining whether the individual has (a) T-cells that secrete IFN-γ only, (b) T-cells that secrete IL-2 only or (c) T-cells that secrete both IFN-γ and IL-2 in response to an intracellular pathogen antigen and optionally determining any change in this cytokine profile.