Diagnostic assay for the prediction of preeclampsia
US5712103A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/368
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and diagnostic kits for the detection or prediction of preeclampsia. More particularly, the present invention provides for the diagnosis of preeclampsia before the third trimester of pregnancy by detecting reduced levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 (IGFBP-1) in maternal blood.
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