Patent ID: 6506553
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A61K,C07K,C12N,G01N

Abstract:
A method for detecting antibodies which bind to a first peptide consisting essentially of the amino acid sequence KQKHPKKVKQAFNPL, or a second peptide consisting essentially of the amino acid sequence PARPETPSPAIPS, wherein the first and the second peptides bind to an antibody in a body specimen from an individual with an infectious mononucleosis (IM) disease, the method comprising the steps of:(a) providing the first and second peptides; (b) contacting a specimen from the individual with the peptides; (c) incubating the specimen and the peptides for a period of time and under conditions sufficient for the antibodies to bind to the peptides; and (d) detecting the presence of the antibodies to the peptides.