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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven R Binder, Berkeley, CA (US);
Caroline Scolari, Albany, CA (US);
Robert K Likuski, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204452 ; 702 22 ; 210656 ;
Abstract
Identification and quantification of paraproteins in a sample is achieved by Fourier analysis of mobility-based electropherograms obtained from capillary electrophoresis. The use of a computer algorithm to analyze capillary electrophoresis data, provides the clinician with methods of detecting levels of paraproteins in serum as low as 0.05 g/dL. Additionally, an individual paraprotein can be located on an electropherogram and used to monitor its increased or decreased production in an individual.