Patents Examined by B Nelson
  • Amino acid DNA sequences related to genomic RNA of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1)
    Patent number: 5980900
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of lymphadenopathy virus which has been desogmated Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) This invention relates to a diagnostic means and method to detect the presence of DNA, RNA or antibodies of the lymphadenopathy retrovirus associated with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome or of the lymphadenopathy syndrome by the use of DNA fragments or the peptides encoded by said DNA fragments. The invention further relates to the DNA fragments, vectors comprising them and the proteins expressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Institut Pasteur and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Marc Alizon, Pierre Sonigo, Cole Stewart, Oliver Danos, Simon Wain-Hobson