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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Little, Boston, MA (US);
Hubert Köster, La Jolla, CA (US);
G. Scott Higgins, Paisley, GB;
David Lough, Berwickshire, GB;
Assignee:
Sequenom, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/60 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/60 ;
Abstract
A process for determining the identity of a target polypeptide using mass spectroscopy is provided. Depending on the target polypeptide to be identified, a process as disclosed can be used, for example, to diagnose a genetic disease or chromosomal abnormality, a predisposition to a disease or condition, or infection by a pathogenic organism; or for determining identity or heredity. Kits for performing the disclosed processes also are provided.