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Immunoassay for the detection of collagen I

US5821065A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Boehringer Mannheim GmbH · DE

Inventors

Werner Naser · Waldshut-Tiengen, DE
Brigitte Drager · Tutzing, DE
Ulrich Essig · Wissen, DE
Christa Hubner-Parajsz · Tutzing, DE
Erasmus Huber · Garching bei München, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 1995
Grant date	Oct 13, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S435/81
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for determining collagen degradation products in a body fluid sample using a non-competitive or competitive immunoassay is disclosed, the method comprising incubating the body fluid sample with an amount of antibody which specifically reacts with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 2 of collagen l or a fragment thereof, and determining the collagen degradation products bound to the amount of the antibody. A kit for such a method is also disclosed.

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