Diagnosis of Whipple's disease
US8378078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/01
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for in vitro seriological diagnosis of Whipple's disease, whereby the bacteria responsible for the disease are isolated and established in a culture and brought into contact with the serum or biological fluid of an infected patient. The invention also relates to useful oligonucleotides with a probe and a primer for amplifying, sequencing and detecting the gene rpoB of the bacteria, Tropheryma whippelii.
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