AN ANTIGENIC EPITOPE OF THE u A /u DETERMINANT OF HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN AND USES THEREOF - Patent 0906337

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EP 0 906 337 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.04.1999 Bulletin 1999/14

(21)	Application number: 97921323.0

(22)	Date of filing: 18.04.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N 33/ 53^{( . )}
C07K 7/ 50^{( . )}
C07K 16/ 08^{( . )}
C12P 21/ 08^{( . )}
A61K 39/ 00^{( . )}

A61K 39/ 29^{( . )}
C07K 14/ 02^{( . )}
C12N 15/ 09^{( . )}
G01N 33/ 576^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/006732

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/039029 (23.10.1997 Gazette 1997/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

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Priority:

18.04.1996 US 19960635428

(71)	Applicant: Abbott Laboratories
	Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-3500 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BRIDON, Dominique, P. Morton Grove, IL 60053 (US) QIU, Xiaoxing Gurnee, IL 60031 (US)

(74)	Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing., et al
	Modiano, Josif, Pisanty & Staub, Baaderstrasse 3 80469 München 80469 München (DE)

(54)	AN ANTIGENIC EPITOPE OF THE u A /u DETERMINANT OF HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN AND USES THEREOF