Patent ID: 7988972

Claim:
A monoclonal antibody to a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence having the formula: (φ) n wherein n is 1 to about 1000 and φ is 19 amino acids or less and has the formula: (α ETFTETWNRFITHTE β) n (SEQ. ID NO: 7) (α GMLEASEGLDGWIHQ β) n (SEQ. ID NO: 8) (α HQQGGWSTLIEDNIP β) n (SEQ. ID NO: 9) (α KQKHPKKVKQAFNPL β) n (SEQ. ID NO: 10) wherein α and β are independently from 0 to about 2 naturally occurring amino acids wherein the polypeptide is capable of binding antibody in a specimen from an individual with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated disease.