Patent · US Expired

Diagnosis of autoimmune disease

US6852546B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2000
Grant dateFeb 8, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2800/24
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and compositions useful in the diagnosis and management of autoimmune diseases. In particular, the present invention provides improved methods and compositions for the diagnosis and management of Graves' disease. The methods of the present invention avoid the need for radioactivity and are much simpler, economical, and rapid than methods traditionally used for the diagnosis of Graves' disease.

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