Antibodies against human herpesvirus-6(HHV-6) and method of use
AssigneeThe United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
InventorsSyed Zaki Salahuddin, Dharam V. Ablashi, Steven F. Josephs, Carl W. Saxinger, Flossie Wong-Staal, Robert C. Gallo
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Abstract
A new human B lymphotropic virus, also designated human herpesvirus-6, has been isolated. DNA, molecular clones, antigenic viral proteins and antibodies having specificity to the new virus have been prepared. Various utilities of the new virus and products derived therefrom have been described.
Claims3
An isolated antibody which specifically binds to an antigenic molecule from an isolated human herpes virus having the morphology of a human herpes virus and a double-stranded DNA genome of about 170 Kb, wherein genomic DNA from said isolated human herpes virus hybridizes under stringent conditions with nucleic acid of molecular clone ZVH14 (ATCC Accession No. 40,247);
- and further wherein said first nucleic acid does not hybridize under said stringent conditions with the nucleic acid of:
- (a) Epstein-Barr virus;
- (b) human cytomegalovirus (CMV);
- (c) Herpes Simplex virus (HSV);
- (d) Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV);
- or
- (e) Herpes virus saimiri.
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