POLYPEPTIDES DERIVED FROM HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS, ANTIBODIES TO SAID POLYPEPTIDE AND DETECTION OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS LATENT PROTEINS

摘要

Presently, there are no papillomavirus-specificantigens that have unambiguously identified as being eitherexpressed during, or indicative of, latent human papillomavirus(HPV). The present invention relates to polypeptides thatimmunologically mimic human papillomavirus latent proteins andto antibodies and monoclonal antibodies that immunoreact withhuman papillomavirus latent proteins. Systems and methods fordetecting the presence and type of papillomavirus in a humansubject are also described.