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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis R. Stewart, Sacramento, CA (US);
Catherine A. VandeVoort, El Macero, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3543 ; C07K 1/464 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3543 ; C07K 1/464 ;
Abstract
A method of determining the probability of an in vitro fertilization (IVF) or embryo transfer (ET) method being successful is disclosed. Relaxin can be measured directly in the serum or indirectly by culturing granulosa lutein cells extracted from the patient as part of an IVF/ET procedure. A method of enhancing the rate of a successful pregnancy resulting from an IVF/ET procedure is also disclosed whereby relaxin is administered and/or endogenous relaxin levels are enhanced by varying convention IVF/ET procedures.