Methods of recovering colorectal epithelial cells or fragments thereof from stool
US5891651A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/57419
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of recovering colorectal epithelial cells or fragments thereof from a stool sample is provided. The method involves contacting a stool sample with a specific binding reagent having specificity for colorectal epithelial cells or membrane fragments thereof to form a complex containing the specific binding reagent and the colorectal epithelial cells or fragments thereof, and separating the complex from the sample. A method of detecting dysplastic colorectal epithelial cells or fragments thereof, wherein a specific binding reagent employed in the method has specificity for dysplastic colorectal epithelial cells or membrane fragments thereof, is also provided. An article of manufacture containing reagents for performing the method is further provided.
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