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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:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
John C. Klock, Nicasio, CA (US);
Assignee:
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Novato, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/726 ; G01N 2/7447 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/726 ; G01N 2/7447 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for measuring endogenous heparin in a mammal at levels that were previously undetectable. The present invention further features methods for assessing the risk for and assessing the progression of atherosclerosis and methods for treating or inhibiting the progression of atherosclerosis. The invention also features methods for monitoring plasma heparin levels in subjects undergoing heparin treatment. Additionally, the present invention provides kits for assaying for heparin in biological samples.