Abstract: An antibody raised against an epitope of a peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from a group consisting of Leu Asp Gly Tyr Pro Ser Asp Tyr Asp Pro Phe Val Glu Asn Ala Gln Ile Tyr (SEQ ID NO:1) and Leu Asp Gly Tyr Pro Ser Asp Tyr Asp Pro Phe Glu Glu Asn Ala Gln Ile Tyr (SEQ ID NO:2) is advantageously used in an indirect immunoassay to detect the presence of active Human Herpesvirus-6 in a patient sample.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 26, 1998
Date of Patent:
August 15, 2000
Assignee:
Pel-Freez Rabbit Meat, Inc.
Inventors:
Gary L. Milburn, Robert E. Novy, Jr., Robert C. Mierendorf, Jr.
Abstract: An antibody raised against an epitope of a peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from a group consisting of LDGYPSDYDPFVENAQIY (SEQ ID NO:1) and LDGYPSDYDPFEENAQIY (SEQ ID NO:2) is advantageously used in an indirect immunoassay to detect the presence of active Human Herpesvirus-6 in a patient sample.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 16, 1996
Date of Patent:
May 26, 1998
Assignee:
Pel-Freez Rabbit Meat, Inc.
Inventors:
Gary L. Milburn, Robert E. Novy, Jr., Robert C. Mierendorf, Jr.