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Methods and kits for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 employing HIV-2 specific antibodies and antigens
Methods and kits for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 employing HIV-2 specific antibodies and antigens
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机译:使用HIV-2特异性抗体和抗原检测2型人类免疫缺陷病毒的方法和试剂盒
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This invention discloses the identification and characterization of a novel human retrovirus, originally designated lymphadenopathy- associated virus type II, or LAV-II, and subsequently redesignated the human immunodeficiency virus type 2, or HIV-2. This virus was isolated from West African AIDS patients and propagated on immortalized lymphocytic cell lines or donor peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Immunological and nucleic acid hybridization studies demonstrated that HIV-2 differs significantly from HIV-1, the aetiological agent of AIDS. Additional biochemical characterization identified viral antigens having molecular weights of 16, 26, 36, and 130- 140 kDa, as determined by SDS- PAGE. These proteins were subsequently designated p16, p26, gp36, and gp130-140, respectively. These antigens can be employed, inter alia, in the generation of both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, which should prove useful in diagnostic and viral antigen purification applications.
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