Method for detecting abnormal epithelial cell shedding
US5804389A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/25125
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for detecting abnormal cell shedding rates of mature epithelial cells of a warm-blooded animal, such as the epithelial cells of the gastric or colonic glands. A labeling composition containing, e.g., a cyanine dye is applied to epithelial cells, following which the site is observed over time. Abnormal cell shedding rates are indicative of disease states such as carcinoma.
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