NEW HIV P24 PEPTIDES, DIAGNOSTIC ANTIGENS AND DISCRIMINATIVE IMMUNOASSAY METHOD

摘要

Peptides or antigenic parts thereof and a diagnostic antigen are described, which antigen has the ability of binding to antibodies which have a binding affinity for compounds containing an amino acid sequence corresponding to an epitope or clusters of epitopes of HIV-1 p24, wherein it mainly consists of said antigen, which is selected from said peptides or antigenic parts thereof. Further, a method of discriminating between a false and true diagnosed HIV-positive serum sample from a subject using an immunoassay, wherein said diagnostic antigen is used, is described.