Detection of complexes which include basement membrane components as diagnostic of cancer and other diseases
US5512657A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/82
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Isolated complexes (which include basement membrane components), antibodies to such complexes or polypeptide constituents thereof, and methods for detecting such complexes or constituents are disclosed. Detection of such complexes in a biological sample by immunological and non-immunological methods allows the diagnosis of a variety of diseases, including cancers, collagen degenerative diseases, and hepatitis. Suitable biological samples include urine, cervical secretions, bronchial aspirates, sputum, saliva, feces, serum, synovial fluid, and cerebrospinal fluid.
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