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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2011
Thomas P. Leary, Kenosha, WI (US);
Robin A. Gutierrez, Gurnee, IL (US);
A. Scott Muerhoff, Kenosha, WI (US);
George J. Dawson, Libertyville, IL (US);
Suresh M. Desai, Libertyville, IL (US);
Dinesh Shah, Libertyville, IL (US);
Thomas P. Leary, Kenosha, WI (US);
Robin A. Gutierrez, Gurnee, IL (US);
A. Scott Muerhoff, Kenosha, WI (US);
George J. Dawson, Libertyville, IL (US);
Suresh M. Desai, Libertyville, IL (US);
Dinesh Shah, Libertyville, IL (US);
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A polypeptide comprising the contiguous amino acids 1-198 of SEQ ID NO: 2; a polypeptide, which comprises a contiguous amino acid sequence that is at least about 95% identical to the contiguous amino acids 1-198 of SEQ ID NO: 2, an epitope that is immunoreactive with an antibody that specifically binds to the core protein of hepatitis C virus (HCV), and an epitope that is immunoreactive with an antibody that specifically binds to the NS4 region of HCV; a nucleic acid encoding such a polypeptide; a host cell comprising such a nucleic acid; an immunodiagnostic reagent comprising such a polypeptide; a kit comprising such an immunodiagnostic reagent; and a method of determining the presence, amount, or concentration of anti-HCV antibodies in a test sample.