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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. 14, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Eisai Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-74 ; 435-794 ; 435 13 ; 436518 ; 436548 ; 436811 ;
Abstract
To provide a simple immunochemical assay of a PIVKA of every kind (PIVKA-VII, -IX, -X, -C, -S or -Z: protein induced by vitamin K absence) corresponding to a vitamin K-dependent protein. It has been confirmed that a PIVKA of every kind can be determined according to the double antibody sandwich method wherein use is made of a solid-supported anti-PIVKA-II monoclonal antibody. There is also disclosed a reagent for determination of a PIVKA of every kind according to the above-mentioned method.