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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:
Aug. 26, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Viola T Kung, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Baltazar Gomez, Jr, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Metra Biosystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; A61K / ; C07D / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436501 ; 530323 ; 436547 ; 5462764 ; 604312 ;
Abstract
A method of screening for the presence of a bone resorption abnormality is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a sweat sample from the subject, and determining the level of native free pyridinoline (Pyd) and/or deoxypyridinoline (Dpd) in the sample. The determined level is compared with a predetermined level characteristic of normal subjects, and an above-normal level is an indication that the subject has a bone resorption abnormality.