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Panel of antibodies for detecting cadherins, catenins and plaque proteins in tissues and method of using the panel

US5997866A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 16, 1999
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/57484
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is provided an antibody-based panel for detecting the cadherin family of proteins, the catenin family of proteins and the plaque family of proteins in tissues for the diagnosis and prognostic assessment of human tumors. The panel includes a set of antibody reagents, each antibody reagent is capable of recognizing a specific protein where the protein is a member of either the general cadherin family of proteins, the general catenin family of proteins or the general plaque family of proteins.

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