Method of detecting gynecological carcinomas
US5994141A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/25375
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for diagnosing and screening for ovarian carcinomas in a subject are provided The methods employ the steps of preparing a plasma sample from a blood specimen from the subject, and assaying for the presence of lysophosphatidic acid in the plasma sample. The presence of lysophosphatidic acid in the plasma sample is indicative of ovarian carcinoma in the subject. In a preferred embodiment the plasma sample is prepared under conditions which minimize the release of lysophosphatidic acid from platelets in the blood specimen into the plasma.
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