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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Linda K Curtiss, San Diego, CA (US);
Richard S Smith, Del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07N / ; C12N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-793 ; 530326 ; 530327 ; 530387 ; 530806 ; 43524027 ; 435810 ; 435-792 ; 436548 ; 436518 ; 436808 ; 935 96 ; 935110 ;
Abstract
The present invention describes a monoclonal antibody that is directed against an Apo AI/HLD epitope whose expression is substantially unaffected by deamidation. Also disclosed is a polypeptide capable of immunologically mimicking an Apo AI/HLD epitope whose expression is substantially unaffected by deamidation. Diagnostic systems and methods for determining the amount of Apo AI in a vascular fluid sample using a disclosed monoclonal antibody and/or a disclosed polypeptide are also described.