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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:
Dec. 27, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
A Louis Southren, Monsey, NY (US);
Bernard I Weinstein, New York, NY (US);
Gary G Gordon, Monsey, NY (US);
Assignee:
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 26 ; 435-4 ; 435810 ; 435975 ; 436 63 ; 436808 ; 514912 ; 514913 ;
Abstract
An assay for determining patients either having Primary Open Angle Glaucoma or at risk of developing Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. The assay involves testing cells, preferably lymphocyte cells, for 3.alpha.-HSD activity and determining from the level of assayed activity whether the patient is either suffering from Primary Open Angle Glaucoma or at risk therefor.