Title:
【発明の名称】HIV-1感染の診断方法および処置方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH10504798
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for diagnosing HIV-1 infection in a subject by identifying the presence of anti-HIV-1 antibodies in the subject's serum that react with an autoantigen such as 70K. The invention also provides a method of stimulating an immune response against HIV-1 in a subject comprising immunizing the subject with an amino acid sequence of an autoantigen such as 70K that crossreacts with neutralizing epitopes present on HIV-1. The invention further provides a skin test that is useful for diagnosing a subject having an HIV-1 infection.
Inventors:
Doubus, Angeline
Glen Ellesman
Takehana, Yoshi
Glen Ellesman
Takehana, Yoshi
Application Number:
JP52415695A
Publication Date:
May 12, 1998
Filing Date:
March 13, 1995
Export Citation:
Assignee:
University of Southern California
International Classes:
G01N33/569; A61K38/00; A61K39/235; A61K49/00; A61P31/12; A61P37/04; C07K14/16; C07K14/47; (IPC1-7): C07K14/47; A61K39/235; A61K49/00; C07K14/16; G01N33/569
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shusaku Yamamoto