Abnormally glycosylated variants of a.sub.2 macroglobulin
US5047509A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/24
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Noval abnormally glycosylated a.sub.2 -macroglobulins have been found in sera of patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. Such abnormally glycosylated materials have been isolated. The presence of these abnormally glycosylated materials in a patient's serum provides a means for diagnosing such diseases.
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