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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jan J. Enghild, Durham, NC (US);
Tim D. Oury, Wexford, PA (US);
Ida B. Thogersen, Durham, NC (US);
Zuzana Valnickova, Durham, NC (US);
Philip J. Walther, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3574 ; A61K 3/804 ; C07K 1/600 ; C07K 1/700 ; C07K 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3574 ; A61K 3/804 ; C07K 1/600 ; C07K 1/700 ; C07K 5/00 ;
Abstract
Dectection of secreted Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) by detecting the presence of an N-terminal activation peptide of PSA in a biological sample is described. The method may be used in screening for or diagnosing disease states associated with increased levels of secreted prostate specific antigen.