Epstein-barr virus sequences and protein thereof

C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 07 – K

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C07K 14/05 (2006.01) C07K 16/08 (2006.01) C12N 5/18 (2006.01) C12Q 1/70 (2006.01) G01N 33/569 (2006.01)

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CA 2092680

The present invention relates to peptides immunochemically reactive with antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), comprising at least part of the VCA-p18 or VCA-p40 protein, encoded within the EBV open reading frames BFRF3 and BdRF1 respectively, or a functional variant thereof. The invention further relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding these peptides, monoclonal antibodies against these peptides, cell lines capable of producing monoclonal antibodies and anti-idiotype antibodies. The invention also relates to recombinant vector molecules comprising a nucleic acid sequence according to the invention and host cells transformed or transfected with these vector molecules. The invention is further concerned with immunological reagents and methods for the detection of EBV or anti-EBV antibodies and a method for the amplification and detection of Epstein Barr viral nucleic acid.

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