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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 16, 2013
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Hongying Duan, Arlington, VA (US);
Stephen M. Feinstone, Washington, DC (US);
Marian Major, Alexandria, VA (US);
Pei Zhang, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/10 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); G01N 33/576 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/109 (2013.01); G01N 33/56983 (2013.01); G01N 33/5767 (2013.01); A61K 2039/505 (2013.01); C07K 2317/33 (2013.01); C07K 2317/34 (2013.01); C07K 2317/565 (2013.01); C07K 2317/76 (2013.01); G01N 2333/186 (2013.01);
Abstract
A specific epitope on the surface of the hepatitis C virus that induces a neutralizing antibody response in vivo and neutralizing monoclonal antibodies that bind specifically to the epitope are disclosed. The antibodies block hepatitis C virus from infecting cells.