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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2000
Applicants:
James R. Connor, Hershey, PA (US);
Stanley W. Hulet, Joppa, MD (US);
Inventors:
James R. Connor, Hershey, PA (US);
Stanley W. Hulet, Joppa, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N033/53 ; G01N033/567 ; G01N033/566 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods are described for the use of transferrin binding as the basis for a diagnostic assay to identify pathologies consistent with demyelinating diseases including Multiple Sclerosis. In a specific embodiment the evaluation of transferrin binding, in brain tissue, is used in a method for the detection of multiple sclerosis.