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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084229 | GDEP enhancer element and use thereof to confer retinal specific gene expression The present invention is directed to isolated nucleic acids containing functional polynucleotide sequences representing an enhancer element for the Gene Differentially Expressed in Prostate (GDEP). Such molecules are useful in conferring retinal specific transcripti... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7964715 | Promoter sequences and the use thereof The promoter region and various fragments thereof for the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) ribonucleotide reductase small subunit (R2) are disclosed. Nucleic acids and host cells that contain the promoter sequences are also disclosed. Further disc... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7785895 | Method and device for monitoring medication usage The present invention provides methods for detecting and quantifying metabolites in a biological sample by measuring the concentration of a test metabolite in the sample and comparing that concentration against the concentration of the reference metabolite; enabling... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7771942 | Genetic marker for prostate cancer The invention provides a method for determining a genetic predisposition to prostate cancer in a male human subject. In one aspect, the method comprises determining whether the subject has the genotype GG of refSNP rs125555, where the genotype GG of refSNP rs125555 ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7250265 | Method of detecting and evaluating angiotensinogen receptor-modulating compounds using placental cells Disclosed is a method of screening a substance for angiotensinogen receptor-modulatory activity. The method includes the steps of contacting placental-derived cells with labeled angiotensinogen and a candidate substance; and then determining whether the candidate su... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241566 | Methods and oligonucleotides for the detection of sp., O157:H7, and A method for detecting a Salmonella species, E. coli O157:H7, or Listeria monocytogenes is disclosed. The method involves amplifying a genomic nucleotide sequence of a corresponding species and detecting the amplification product. Various primer... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232547 | Apparatus and method for testing and continuously reading low-volume samples The present invention is directed to a well sampling tape (otherwise known as “microwell tape” or simply “tape”), a dispenser for dispensing small volumes of liquid into the wells formed in the tape and a detector for high-throughput sample reading of the li... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7205111 | Rapid identification of bacteria from positive blood cultures Disclosed is a method of detecting bacteria in a biological sample, especially a blood sample, without the need for extensive sub-culturing of the sample. Nucleic acid present within the sample is isolated and bacterial DNA specifically amplified using primers that ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 5660186 | Spiral biopsy stylet A bioptic device of the cannula and internal stylet type wherein the stylet includes a sharp tip with a gutter adjacent to the tip for obtaining a tissue sample within a larger body of tissue. The cannula, stylet tip, and gutter bear threading to better e... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5582979 | Length polymorphisms in (dC-dA)n.(dG-dT)n sequences and method of using the same Abundant interspersed repetitive DNA sequences of the form (dC-dA)n.(dG-dT)n have been shown to exhibit length polymorphisms. The polymorphisms can be used to identify individuals as in paternity and forensic testing, and can be used... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5075217 | Length polymorphisms in (dC-dA)n .multidot.(dG-dT)n sequences The present invention is directed to a product and process for characterizing the human genome utilizing polymorphic DNA fragments containing (dC-dA)n .multidot.(dG-dT)n. The process comprises identifying polymorphic DNA fragments co... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5005585 | Biopsy needle construction A biopsy needle assembly comprising an outer tubular cannula having an angular distal end. The inner surface of the cannula adjacent the distal end is cylindrical and an end of the inner cylindrical surface opposite the distal end of the cannula is underc... | 04/09/1991 |
