CELL-BASED ASSAY FOR IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTIVITY AND SENSITIVITY - Patent 1088108

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EP 1 088 108 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	04.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/14

(21)	Application number: 99931859.5

(22)	Date of filing: 23.06.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12Q 1/70, G01N 33/567, C12N 5/10

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9914/104

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9967/429 (29.12.1999 Gazette 1999/52)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

23.06.1998 US 90317 P

(71)	Applicant: UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
	Birmingham,Alabama 35294 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KAPPES, John, C. Birmingham, AL 35242 (US) WU, Xiaoyun Birmingham, AL 35242 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bryer, Kenneth Robert et al
	K.R. Bryer & Co.7 Gay Street Bath BA1 2PH Bath BA1 2PH (GB)

(54)	CELL-BASED ASSAY FOR IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTIVITY AND SENSITIVITY