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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Quest Diagnostics Investment Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Scott Goldman, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure provides methods for quantifying individual amino acids in various bodily fluids obtained from a human patient. Also provided are reference ranges for normal amino acid levels in the various bodily fluids (e.g., blood plasma, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, and saliva) and for various age groups (e.g., neonates, infants, children, and adults).