摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new sequence of hepatitis C virus genotype and its use as prophylactic, therapeutic and diagnostic agents. <P>SOLUTION: The invention relates to HCV polynucleic acid or a complement thereof having a nucleotide sequence which is unique to a theretofore unidentified HCV type or subtype different from HCV subtypes 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i, 4j, 5a or 6a classified by comparison of a part of the NS5 gene nucleotide sequence and containing at least one nucleotide differing from said known HCV nucleotide sequence. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |