PHAGE HOST CHLAMYDIA INVOLVED IN VASCULAR DISEASE

Methods are provided for determining susceptibility of a patient to vascular disease according to presence of chlamydia infected with bacteriophage PHI Cpn1, and compositions for use in such methods. The compositions include bacteriophage PHI Cpn1 proteins and nucleic acids, elementary bodies from c...

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Main Authors KARUNAKARAN, PONNIAH, BLANCHARD, JAMIE, BRUNHAM, ROBERT, C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 28.11.2002
Edition7
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Summary:Methods are provided for determining susceptibility of a patient to vascular disease according to presence of chlamydia infected with bacteriophage PHI Cpn1, and compositions for use in such methods. The compositions include bacteriophage PHI Cpn1 proteins and nucleic acids, elementary bodies from chlamydia infected with PHI Cpn1, and antibodies thereto. La présente invention concerne des méthodes qui permettent de déterminer la vulnérabilité d'un patient aux maladies vasculaires en fonction de la présence de chlamydia infectée par le bactériophage PHI Cpn1, et des compositions destinées à être utilisées dans de telles méthodes. Les compositions comprennent des protéines de bactériophage PHI Cpn1 et des acides nucléiques, des corps élémentaires provenant de chlamydia infectée par PHI Cpn1, et des anticorps correspondants.
Bibliography:Application Number: WO2002CA00730