Inventors:
Jack T. Stapleton - Iowa City IA
Jian-Qiu Han - Shanghai, CN
Douglas LaBrecque - Iowa City IA
Warren N. Schmidt - Iowa City IA
Assignee:
University of Iowa Research Foundation - Iowa City IA
International Classification:
G01N 3353, G01N 33576, C07K 1600, C07K 14735
Abstract:
The present invention involves the detection and purification of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). More particularly, the invention involves the exploitation of a newly discovered Fc-binding function in HCV to capture HCV from infected samples. This permits greatly simplified methods of diagnosis, improved methods of treatment and, in addition, the first opportunity to purify significant quantities of HCV.