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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1985
David Nelson, Bethesda, MD (US);
William Biddison, Bethesda, MD (US);
Laurence Rubin, Bethesda, MD (US);
Warner Greene, Potomac, MD (US);
Warren Leonard, Washington, DC (US);
Robert Yarchoan, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a sandwich method and a kit for assaying interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) in a sample. The method comprises determining reactivity of said sample with a plurality of ligands, each said ligand having binding affinity for a specific site on the receptor, said site being different for each said ligand and distinct from interleukin-2 binding site on the receptor. The invention also discloses a method of detecting such disturbed or abnormal conditions in humans which release soluble IL-2R in the body fluid.