Anticuerpo monocional o fragmento enlazante a antigeno del mismo, especifico para proteinas de citomegalovirus humano (hcmv); molecula de acido nucleico que lo codifica; celula huesped; metodo de produccion; composicion que lo comprende; y su uso para el tratamiento de infeccion por hcmv (div sol 84-2011)

摘要

The invention relates to neutralizing antibodies, and antibody fragments thereof, having high potency in neutralizing hCMV, wherein said antibodies and antibody fragments are specific for one, or a combination of two or more, hCMV gene UL products. The invention also relates to immortalized B cells that produce, and to epitopes that bind to, such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies, antibody fragments, and epitopes in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis, prevention, and therapy of disease.