Hepatitis delta and diagnostics and vaccines
CA 1338800 C · Owner: Overby, Lacy Rasco · Inventors: Choo, Qui-Lim; Overby, Lacy Rasco; Wang, Kang-Sheng
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The entire genome of the hepatitis D virus has been shown to be a circular single-stranded RNA of 1679 bases. Several open reading frames in both the genomic and complementary strands indicate possible protein products The products encoded in one open reading frame, ORF5, are identified as viral polypeptides p24? and p27?, of which the nuclear ? antigens in HDV infected liver is comprised. These products as, well as others encoded in ORFs 1, 2 6, and 7 are, produced in recombinant expression systems. The ORF5 products. in particular, are useful for HDV diagnosis and vaccines.
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- Granted December 17, 1996. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 17, 2013.
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