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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2002
Applicants:
Nisha V. Padhye, Lincoln, NE (US);
Andre' Quintanar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
R. Michael Nelson, Lincoln, NE (US);
Inventors:
Nisha V. Padhye, Lincoln, NE (US);
Andre' Quintanar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
R. Michael Nelson, Lincoln, NE (US);
Assignee:
Biologix Diagnostics, LLC, Shawnee Mission, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N033/573 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to non-isotopic immunoassays for thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT). The immunoassays of this invention may be homogenous or heterogenous, in which detection of the TPMT-catalyzed reaction product relies upon specific binding of antibody to 6-MMP or other TPMT-catalyzed reaction products. Preferred embodiments of this invention include a Rapid Immunomigration Cassette and an assay carried out in ELISA assay format.