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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:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy R. Compton, Irvine, CA (US);
Jeff A. Parrott, Irvine, CA (US);
James R. Erickson, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Robert L. Wolfert, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Atairgin Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/32 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of detecting carcinomas by measuring the level of a glycero compound, such as glycerol-3-phosphate, in a plasma, serum, or urine specimen from a patient. The method is particularly useful as a screening test for ovarian and breast carcinomas.