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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy M. Block, Doylestown, PA (US);
Mary Ann Comunale, Bangor, PA (US);
Anand Mehta, Lansdale, PA (US);
Assignee:
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/6893 (2013.01); G01N 33/57438 (2013.01); G01N 2333/4728 (2013.01); G01N 2800/08 (2013.01); G01N 2800/085 (2013.01); G01N 2800/7028 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for diagnosing pathology of the liver in a subject suspected of having such pathology are disclosed. The methods comprise quantifiably detecting lectin binding on proteins in biological fluids, and comparing the detected lectin binding with reference values for the binding of lectin of such proteins in healthy or disease states.