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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:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas P Stossel, Belmont, MA (US);
Stuart E Lind, Belmont, MA (US);
Paul A Janmey, Belmont, MA (US);
Assignee:
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; G01N / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436503 ; 435-71 ; 436501 ; 436504 ;
Abstract
A method for decreasing the concentration of free actin in the plasma of an animal is described which comprises the administration of native and modified actin-binding proteins, and especially the administration of native and modified actin-binding regions of gelsolin. Diagnostic methods for identifying animals in need of such treatment are also described.