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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7264938 | Method of detecting native proBNP The present invention relates to antibodies specifically binding to native proBNP, a method for specific detection of native proBNP, a method of correlating the level of native proBNP to the diagnosis of heart failure, a kit for detection of native proBNP and to a h... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258994 | Saliva immunoassay for detection of antibodies for cardiovascular disease A method for diagnosing the likelihood and severity of cardiovascular disease in a patient is disclosed. The method determines the levels of antibodies against autoantigens, including myosin, oxidized LDL, β-2-glycoprotein, heat shock protein-60, platelet glycoprot... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255999 | Methods and compositions for analyzing proteins Methods, compositions and kits are disclosed for determining one or more target polypeptides in a sample where the target polypeptides have undergone a post-translational modification. A mixture comprising the sample and a first reagent comprising a cleavage-inducin... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252961 | Competitive immunoassay using complexed analyte derivatives The invention relates to a method for the detection of an analyte in a competitive immunoassay in the presence of an analyte derivative and first and second receptor molecules, and to a kit for carrying out this detection method. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252951 | Essential downstream component of the wingless signaling pathway and therapeutic and diagnostic applications based thereon The present invention relates to a new essential downstream component of the Wnt/Wingless (Wnt/Wg) signaling pathway and therapeutic and diagnostic applications based thereon. The invention relates to nucleotide sequences of the Drosophila melanogaster legles... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244580 | Epsilon immunoglobulin chain derived peptides for induction of anti-IgE antibodies The present invention relates to identification of polypeptides useful for generating antibodies specific for non-human IgE, particularly equine IgE. The invention, therefore, also relates to antibodies that specifically bind to IgE and methods to detect IgE using t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238537 | Assays An analytical test device incorporating a dry porous carrier to which a liquid sample, eg. urine, suspected of containing an analyte such as HCG or LH can be applied indirectly, the device also incorporating a labelled specific binding reagent which is freely mobile... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238538 | Chromatographic assay device and methods A chromatographic assay device for the analysis of an analyte in a liquid sample has a proximal sample application zone and a distal test zone. The test zone contains a first ligand capable of binding with the analyte to form an analyte-ligand complex. The device al... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235368 | CHP for use as marker for sepsis-type inflammatory diseases Use of calcineurin B homologous protein (CHP) from body fluids or body tissues as a marker peptide for diagnosis, for prognosis and for monitoring the course of inflammations and infections and/or as a target for therapeutically influencing the course of inflammatio... | 06/26/2007 |
| RE39664 | Lateral flow chromatographic binding assay device The present invention relates to improved specific binding assay devices comprising a chromatographic medium including a reaction site at which a specific binding reagent is immobilized, a sample application well located adjacent to the chromatographic medium and of... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211644 | Diagnostic markers of human female infertility Methods and reagents for the diagnosis of female infertility, prognostic indicators for female infertility, compounds for the treatment of female infertility, compounds and methods for contraception. Methods and compounds are based on the levels of ebaf in endometri... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211409 | Standard compound for immunoassay for dioxin and method of immunoassay for dioxin A compound of formula (1) and an immunoassay method for quantitative determination of dioxins in a sample using as a standard the compound of the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205155 | Method for the determination of substances using the evanescence field method This invention relates to a method for the determination of substances using the evanescence field method. A cuvette, a microtiter well, a solution and a kit for application in a method according to the invention are disclosed. This method can in particular be used ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198904 | Immunoassay method employing monoclonal antibody reactive to human iNOS A panel of monoclonal antibodies recognizing and binding to human inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS or type II iNOS) enzyme have been developed. The monoclonal antibodies may also be employed in an assay to detect the presence and/or quantitate the amount of hum... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195882 | Monoclonal antibodies specific for buprenorphine and metabolites thereof The present invention relates to monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind buprenorphine and/or at least one metabolic product thereof. The present invention further relates to buprenorphine metabolite conjugates for the production of monoclonal antibodies that s... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192784 | Method of measurement in chromatography A substantial amount of a marker reagent associated with a measurement is measured in a marker reagent measurement area, and the substantial amount of the marker reagent is reflected by a result obtained in a reaction result measurement area where a reaction with a ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192786 | Biospecific assay method This invention relates to a biospecific assay method, in which microparticles coated with the bioaffinity reactant A binding the analyte to be assayed; the sample to be analyzed, and the labelled bioaffinity reactant B are mixed. After the binding reaction the signa... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189520 | Compositions and methods for detecting animal byproduct in feed Analytes and ligands for detecting animal byproduct in agricultural samples such as animal feed to minimize the transmission of prion pathogens into food products consumed by humans. The analyte is a component of rendered animal byproduct such as meat and bone meal ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183065 | Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of ulcerative colitis, and clinical subtypes thereof, using microbial UC pANCA antigens The present invention relates to microbial UC pANCA antigens. The invention provides methods of diagnosing ulcerative colitis (UC) and methods of inducing tolerance in a pANCA-positive patient with UC using a histone H1-like antigen. The invention further provides m... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172873 | Methods of detecting early renal disease in animals The present invention provides a method for the detection of early renal disease in animals. The method includes the steps of (a) obtaining a sample from an animal to be tested and (b) determining the amount of albumin in the sample. An amount of albumin in the rang... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169562 | Immunologic assay to determine C-peptide containing impurities in samples of human insulin and derivatives thereof The invention relates to a process for detecting or determining a C-peptide-containing impurity in a sample of recombinantly produced human insulin or a derivative thereof, by a non-radioactive assay, comprising the steps: (a) prep... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166440 | 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyalkyl carboxylic acid and a method for determining dioxins using the same An immunoassay of dioxins using 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyalkyl amide derivative represented by the following formula (II) as an antigen for a competitive immunoassay is provided: where n is ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166469 | Detection and determination of the stages of coronary artery disease A method having clinically sufficient degree of diagnostic accuracy for detecting the presence of coronary artery disease in a human patient from the general population and for distinguishing between the stages of the disease in that patient is disclosed. The stages... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160734 | Retentate chromatography and protein chip arrays with applications in biology This invention provides methods of retentate chromatography for resolving analytes in a sample. The methods involve adsorbing the analytes to a substrate under a plurality of different selectivity conditions, and detecting the analytes retained on the substrate by d... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157234 | Detection of very low quantities of analyte bound to a solid phase A microscale binding assay, analyte binding array, and kits are disclosed, which exploit the mass action law to harvest analyte from a liquid sample. This is achieved by fabrication of sorbent zones having up to ten times the binding capacity per unit area generally... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148332 | High affinity monoclonal antibody for recognizing the estrogen receptor (ER) and method for creating the antibody High affinity monoclonal antibodies for recognizing estrogen receptor (clone SP1) with immunohistochemistry and methods for creating such an antibody are disclosed. The lagomorph derived ER antibody provides a significant advantage over the currently available mouse... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148025 | Method of detecting native proBNP The present invention relates to antibodies specifically binding to native proBNP, a method for specific detection of native proBNP, a method of correlating the level of native proBNP to the diagnosis of heart failure, a kit for detection of native proBNP and to a h... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144569 | Diagnosis of coeliac disease using a gliadin epitope A method of diagnosing coeliac disease, or susceptibility to coeliac disease, in an individual comprising: (a) contacting a sample from the host with an agent selected from (i) the epitope comprising sequence which is: SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, or an equivalent sequence fr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141436 | Immunoassay and reagents and kits for performing the same A sandwich immunoassay is disclosed that provides simple to perform yet sensitive identification of analytes in samples. All assay constituents needed (except analyte to be detected) for one assay are dried. Upon reconstitution with sample, a 10 to 15 minute incubat... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138241 | Hybridoma, an antibody resistant to an interfering substance, and a kit for immunological analysis The present invention provides for a method of selecting an antibody against a target substance to be measured, which comprises selecting the antibody against the target substance by antigen-antibody reaction in the presence of a substance interfering with the antig... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138239 | Method and reagent for testing for multiple organ failure in SIRS by cytochrome C measurement A method for testing for multiple organ failure in SIRS, which comprises determining cytochrome C in body fluid and using the determined result as an index of the multiple organ failure, and a reagent for testing for multiple organ failure in SIRS, which comprises a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132247 | Composite devices incorporating biological material and methods The present invention provides composite biological devices that include biological material as an integral component thereof. The devices can be used for measuring metals, for example, particularly toxic metals such as mercury. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125517 | Systems and methods for detection of analytes in biological fluids The invention provides a heterogeneous immunoassay for detection of antibodies and antigens based on specific antigen-antibody immune complex formation with multiple antigen-bearing conjugate components. The invention further provides means for optimizing the assay ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122320 | Method for detecting acid-resistant microorganisms in the stool The invention relates to a method for detecting an infection of a mammal with an acid-resistant microorganism, wherein (a) a stool sample of a mammal is incubated with at least two different monoclonal antibodies, fragments or derivatives thereof or aptamers under c... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108993 | Use of dual conjugated labels in the elimination of serum interference in immunochromatographic assays A method and device for carrying out immunoassays in which non analyte specific binding of heterophilic antibodies to a labeled antibody in a capture region produces an incorrect measure of the amount of an analyte attached to the antibody. Immunoglobulin from the s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094600 | Screen for sodium channel modulators A method or screen for assessing the potential of a compound to treat a pathological condition, such as arrhythmia, which is manifested by an increased late sodium current in a heart is disclosed. The method employs a mutant sodium channel protein having an amino ac... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091050 | Solid phase assay for detection of ligands The present invention provides an improved system for detecting the presence or level of an analyte in a sample. In “competition-like” assays of the present invention, a sample including an analyte is mixed with a second ligand to which the analyte binds, and th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087374 | Screen for sodium channel modulators A method or screen for assessing the potential of a compound to treat a pathological condition, such as arrhythmia, which is manifested by an increased late sodium current in a heart is disclosed. The method employs a mutant sodium channel protein having an amino ac... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087395 | Vitamin D assay The present invention features a kit and a method of using the kit for determining a concentration of a vitamin D component. The kit comprises a releasing composition and a detecting composition. The releasing composition comprises an aqueous base component. In one ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074576 | Protein biopolymer markers indicative of alzheimer's disease The instant invention involves the use of a combination of preparatory steps in conjunction with mass spectroscopy and time-of-flight detection procedures to maximize the diversity of biopolymers which are verifiable within a particular sample. The cohort of biopoly... | 07/11/2006 |
