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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:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
James C. Barton, Birmingham, AL (US);
Luigi F. Bertoli, Birmingham, AL (US);
Barry E. Rothenberg, Delmar, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/372 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/372 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method of diagnosing hemochromatosis or a predisposition thereto by detecting an increase in erythrocyte parameters such as mean corpuscular volume or mean corpuscular hemoglobin compared to normal individuals unaffected by hemochromatosis.