Inventors:
Blair Ardman - Brookline MA
Assignee:
New England Medical Center Hospitals, Inc. - Boston MA
International Classification:
A61K 3900
Abstract:
A fragment capable of binding to an anti-CD43 autoantibody made by a human infected with HIV-1. The fragment, which includes a part or the entirety of an amino acid sequence corresponding to positions 20-254 of CD43, can be used in treatment or diagnosis of HIV-1 infections.