HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS NEUTRALISING ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOF

摘要

The invention relates to neutralising antibodies which are specific for human cytomegalovirus and bind with high affinity as well as immortalised B cells that produce such antibodies. The antibodies of the invention also have a high potency for the neutralisation of infection. The invention also relates to the epitopes that the antibodies bind to as well as the use of the antibodies and the epitopes in screening methods as well as the diagnosis and therapy of disease.Figure 2.