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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:
May. 30, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Partanen, Helsinki, FI;
Sari Ylatupa, Helsinki, FI;
Raili Paasivuo, Helsinki, FI;
Ismo Virtanen, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Locus Genex Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-723 ; 435-792 ; 435-793 ; 436518 ; 436531 ; 436813 ; 436815 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to diagnosis of reactive conditions, such as malignant tumors. According to the invention, the amount of cellular fibronectin in a body fluid is determined, and an elevated amount is used as a marker for a reactive condition. The method is especially suitable for the diagnosis of carcinomas, such as colon carcinoma.