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Nucleotide sequences useful as type-specific probes, PCR primers and LCR probes for the amplification and detection of human papilloma virus, and related kits and methods
EP 0477972 B1 · Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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- Filed September 27, 1991 and granted September 4, 1996. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 27, 2011.
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FiledSeptember 27, 1991
PublishedApril 1, 1992
GrantedSeptember 4, 1996
Term endedSeptember 27, 2011
Application numberEP 91116561
Classification (CPC)C12Q1/708
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