Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Peptides of 3 to 100 amino acid residues
Patent
1995-03-14
1998-05-26
Jones, W. Gary
Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins;
Peptides of 3 to 100 amino acid residues
530324, 530325, 530326, 435 691, 435 71, 424 88, 4241921, C07K 500, C12P 2100, A61K 3900, A61K 3800
Patent
active
057566623
ABSTRACT:
Compounds and methods for diagnosing Trypanosoma cruzi infection, or for screening for T. cruzi or Leishmania infection, are disclosed. The disclosed compounds are polypeptides, or antibodies thereto, that contain one or more antigenic epitopes of T. cruzi proteins. The compounds are useful in a variety of immunoassays for detecting T. cruzi infection. The polypeptide compounds are further useful in vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing Chagas' disease in individuals exposed to T cruzi.
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Corixa Corporation
Jones W. Gary
Rees Dianne
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