MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SPECIFIC TO MAJOR NEUTRALIZING EPITOPE OF INFLUENZA H5 HEMAGGLUTININ

The present invention relates to the murine monoclonal antibody 4C2 or to chimeric or humanized monoclonal antibodies specific to a major neutralizing epitope of influenza H5 hemagglutinin and active fragments thereof. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for the prophylaxi...

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Hauptverfasser: MOOKKAN, Prabakaran, KWANG, Hwei-Sing Jimmy, HE, Fang
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to the murine monoclonal antibody 4C2 or to chimeric or humanized monoclonal antibodies specific to a major neutralizing epitope of influenza H5 hemagglutinin and active fragments thereof. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for the prophylaxis and treatment of H5N1 influenza using such murine or chimeric or humanized monoclonal antibodies or fragments thereof.