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6620590 Diagnosis of pre-eclampsia  
A method for diagnosis of pre-eclampsia is disclosed, which comprises measuring the hormone inhibin A in a biological sample such as maternal serum. The method allows non-invasive, early diagnosis...
6613537 Pyrrolopyridinium derivatives  
The present invention is drawn to pyrrolopyridinium derivatives having a new structural skeleton, preferably containing an intramolecular hemiacetal, which is clearly different from any known...
6613582 Methods for rapid and efficient protein cross-linking  
The present application describes novel uses of ruthenium bipyridyls or palladium porphyrins as photo-activatable crosslinking agents. Crosslinking can be between any two molecules including...
6610487 Method of diagnosing gummy stem blight in plants using a polymerase chain reaction assay  
The present invention provides a sensitive test for objectively diagnosing the presence of Didymella bryoniae , the causative agent of gummy stem blight, and differentiating it from similar,...
6610484 Identifying material from a breast duct  
Methods and systems for identifying material from a breast duct using one or more markers that can be identified in ductal fluid retrieved from the breast are provided.
6610493 Screening compounds for the ability to alter the production of amyloid-β peptide  
This invention provides methods of screening compounds for their ability to alter the production of Aβ(x≧41) alone or in combination with Aβ(x≦40). The methods involve administering compounds...
6607891 Method of assaying insulin-like growth factor  
A pretreatment method for assaying a substance which comprises mixing a biological specimen with at least one pretreating agent selected from among surfactants and alkali agents, thus releasing...
6607894 Matrix metalloproteinase levels as indicators of endometrial cancer  
This invention relates to methods for assaying the presence and/or risk of endometrial cancer by measurement of levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and/or matrix metalloproteinase-9 in uterine...
6605444 Method and device for obtaining and detecting immunologically active substances from the gas phase  
A method is disclosed for obtaining and/or immunologically detecting an analyte contained in a gas phase by immunologically binding the analyte to a binding partner thereof contained in a gas- and...
6605445 Rapid method of determining clearance of prion protein  
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a class of fatal, neurodegenerative diseases found in many mammalian species. Human TSEs include kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), and...
6605425 Immunogenic determinant for use in the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma  
The present invention relates to an immunogenic determinant. More particularly, it relates to a protein or a protein fragment for use in the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma or human herpesvirus 8...
6605255 Repinotan kit  
The invention relates to a kit comprising a pharmaceutical composition containing repinotan or a physiologically acceptable salt of repinotan, and a means for the determination of the concentration...
6602716 Method and device for referencing fluorescence intensity signals  
A method and device for fluorimetric determination of a biological, chemical or physical parameter of a sample utilize at least two different luminescent materials, the first of which is sensitive...
6602987 Azobenzene derivatives as labeling agents and intermediates thereof  
A compound of the formula I: wherein R is H or —N═N-2-carboxyphenyl; A is (CH 2 ) n or —CH═CH—, wherein n is an integer from 0 to 10, or A may also be —CH(COOH)— when R is...
6602661 Methods and arrays for detecting biomolecules  
The present invention is directed to a device and a method for detecting biomolecules in a tissue section or other two-dimensional sample by creating “carbon copies” of the biomolecules eluted...
6602676 Testing method  
This invention relates to a method of predicting pregnancy, particularly, in a cow, the method comprising taking a milk sample from the cow in which a milk progesterone concentration of >3 ng ml...
6599691 Rapid immunoassay to detect infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis  
A rapid, non-invasive, semi-quantitative immunoassay of saliva has been developed to aid in the diagnosis of diseases, e.g., using saliva to detect subjects actively or previously infected with ...
6599709 Method for screening for soluble ligands to a receptor-type tyrosine kinase  
The present invention relates to a method of screening for ligands to a receptor-type tyrosine kinase. The receptor-type tyrosine, in its naturally occurring form, is characterized by being...
6596497 Screening of antiviral compounds targeted to the HIV-1 gp41 core structure  
A method for the screening of antiviral compounds targeted to the HIV gp41 core structure comprising capturing polyclonal antibodies from an animal other than a mouse directed against a trimer of a...
6593079 Method for simultaneous detection of HIV antigens and HIV antibodies  
The invention concerns a process for diagnosis of an HIV infection by means of an immunoassay using the specific detection of the p24 antigen of HIV1, HIV1-Sub0 and/or the p26 antigen of HIV2, at...
6593085 Assay method and apparatus  
A method of assaying for an analyte including the steps of: (i) passing a sample suspected of containing an analyte and reagents comprising a target ligand-analyte receptor conjugate and a...
6589755 Assay for quantifying arthritic conditions  
The present invention is drawn to a novel and newly discovered low molecular weight protein fragments that are degradation products of COMP and have a molecular weight of about 14-33 kilodaltons...
6589746 Method of detecting axonally-derived protein tau in patients with traumatic CNS injury  
Patients having several neurological diseases have been shown to have elevated levels of axonally-derived proteins (i.e. tau and neurofilament proteins) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and in brain...
6589799 Supported aldehydic silanes and method of manufacture  
A method for producing a derivatized aldehydic support matrix material includes activating surface hydroxyl groups on the support matrix material and reacting the activated hydroxyl groups with an...
6589756 Immunoassays using anti-allotypic monoclonal antibodies  
The invention provides improved immunoassay techniques for detecting the presence of analytes in a liquid sample. The present immunoassay methods utilize anti-allotypic monoclonal antibodies as...
6589754 Immunoassay element and process for immunoassay  
An immunoassay element for quantitatively analyzing a macromolecular antigen by determining the change in enzymatic activity caused by a reaction between the macromolecular polymer antigen and an...
6586259 Platelet/leukocyte interaction assay and reagent therefor  
A platelet/leukocyte interaction assay method and reagent therefor are provided using the presence of a solid-phase stimulus, such as magnetic or non-magnetic particles or mixtures thereof, having...
6586194 Method for assaying creatine kinase isozyme activity and assay reagent  
A method for measuring the activity of creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) isozyme which is accurate, high in specificity, convenient, by inhibiting the activity of a mitochondria localized creatine kinase...
6582970 Simple immunochemical semi-quantitative assay method and apparatus  
The present invention relates to a simple immunochemical semi-quantitative assay method according to chromatography, which comprises trapping a certain amount of an analyte in a sample with a...
6582907 Use of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to identify compounds that bind to target species under isothermal denaturing conditions  
The present invention provides a method for identifying a test compound that binds to a target species. The method includes: incubating at least one test mixture under isothermal denaturing...
6582912 Device, method and apparatus for implementing the method, for dosing at least a particular constituent in a product sample  
A device for dosing at least a particular constituent in a product sample has a receptacle and a cover assembled to form a closed container having a vertical axis. The receptacle and cover bear...
6579688 Stabilizing diluent for polypeptides and antigens  
Compositions for stabilizing polypeptides or antigens are described. These compositions are useful for stabilizing polypeptides or antigens stored in aqueous formulations. Such formulations can be...
6579684 Assay of YKL-40 as a marker for cancer  
This invention is a method of identifying the presence of, and monitoring, a disease state in a mammal which is associated with degradation of connective tissue in the mammal. The method detects...
6579689 Modulation of &ggr -secretase activity  
The present invention provides cell-free γ-secretase activity. The method of the invention utilizes a membrane source of APP/γ-secretase mixture in the assay to determine factors that may enhance...
6576431 Antibodies that bind to α2-antiplasmin crosslinked to fibrin which do not inhibit plasma α2-antiplasmin  
The present invention relates to a treatment for myocardial infarction and blood clots within a patient, and more specifically to a therapy which enhances clot lysis comprising administering to a...
6576420 Method for early diagnosis of, and determination of prognosis in, cancer  
The invention provides a method for diagnosis of, and determining a prognosis for, cancer causatively associated with derangements of chromosome 9p21. Underlying the invention is the discovery that...
6576430 Detection of ligands by refractive surface methods  
Methods for detection and analysis of allosteric receptor/ligand binding by changes in surface refractive index are provided. When analyzed by surface plasmon resonance, binding of such allosteric...
6576433 Method for identification of cell growth or differentiation factors  
The present invention relates to novel immortalized precursor cell populations derived from embryonic stem cell populations and methods to produce such cell populations. Also disclosed is an assay...
6573056 Process for purifying factor VII and activated factor VII  
The invention relates to a process for purifying factor VII and/or activated factor VIIa (F VII/F VIIa) by means of binding to immobilized soluble thromboplastin.
6569636 Assay for modulators of metallo-enzyme activity  
An assay is disclosed for determining whether a test compound modulates the activity of an enzyme having a metallated active site. The assay method employs a comparison of the binding ability of...
6569632 Monoclonal antibody probe for detection of adhesins associated with mature endospores of pasteuria SPP  
Disclosed are methods for identifying the presence of Pasteuria endospores in soil and soil extract samples and distinguishing between Pasteuria spp and non-Pasteuria spp in the samples. Also...
6566085 Synthetic peptides, antibodies directed against them, and the use thereof  
The invention relates to synthetic peptides which have amino acid sequences which correspond, in whole or in part, to the amino acid sequence of prothrombin and are antigenic, to the use thereof...
6558900 Regulation of apoptosis and in vitro model for studies thereof  
A cell-free system based on the cytosol of normally growing cells, which reproduces measurable aspects of the apoptotic program, is provided. The apoptotic program is initiated by addition of DATP...
6558911 Sperm quality assay  
The present invention relates to male infertility, and in particular to assays for predicting fertility in animals including human and bovines. In some embodiments, semen samples are evaluated by...
6558959 Analytical assay device and methods using surfactant treated membranes to increase assay sensitivity  
An analytical device comprising a surfactant-treated porous reaction membrane having an exposed sample-contacting surface and at least one receptor area located in a limited region of the exposed...
6555327 Monoclonal antibodies against S100  
The present invention relates to novel monoclonal antibodies against the calcium binding protein S100, the use of these antibodies for the development of immunoassays for specific determination of...
6555388 Binding protein capture assay  
This invention relates to binding protein assays. In particular, this invention relates to binding protein assays for B12 and folate in serum or plasma. More specifically, this invention provides a...
6551789 Process for characterizing a biological sample using patterns of oncogene expression  
A method of characterizing a biological sample is provided. The method includes the steps of contacting the sample with at least two receptor molecules to generate a first pattern of reactivity and...
6551843 Methods for enhancing binding interactions between members of specific binding pairs  
Disclosed is a method that improves the efficiency of reactions between specific binding pairs. By translating one member of the pair through a suspension of the second member, or across a surface...
6551788 Particle-based ligand assay with extended dynamic range  
This invention relates to methods of assaying one or more analytes simultaneously. The assays of this invention are capable of providing wide dynamic range and rapid processing times. A wide...