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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2012
Edouard Tuaillon, Castelnau-le-Lez, FR;
Pierre-alain Rubbo, Montpellier, FR;
Stephane Canaan, Marseilles, FR;
Laurent Kremer, Montpellier, FR;
Nicolas Nagot, Prades le Lez, FR;
Philippe Van DE Perre, Saint Vincent de Barbeyrargues, FR;
Jean-pierre Vendrell, Castelnau-le-Lez, FR;
Edouard Tuaillon, Castelnau-le-Lez, FR;
Pierre-Alain Rubbo, Montpellier, FR;
Stephane Canaan, Marseilles, FR;
Laurent Kremer, Montpellier, FR;
Nicolas Nagot, Prades le Lez, FR;
Philippe Van De Perre, Saint Vincent de Barbeyrargues, FR;
Jean-Pierre Vendrell, Castelnau-le-Lez, FR;
Universite Montpellier 2 Sciences et Technique, Montpellier Cedex, FR;
Universite Montpellier 1, Montpellier, FR;
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, FR;
Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for the in vitro diagnosis of active tuberculosis, comprising a step of contacting lymphocytes of a patient suspected to have active tuberculosis with at least one protein of mycobacteria, said protein being an enzyme having a lipolytic activity, and a step of detecting the presence of specific activated lymphocytes.