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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. 05, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2002
Applicants:
Jeffrey D. Johnson, Moraga, CA (US);
John E. Blume, Danville, CA (US);
John F. Palma, San Ramon, CA (US);
Yun-ping Zhou, San Ramon, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey D. Johnson, Moraga, CA (US);
John E. Blume, Danville, CA (US);
John F. Palma, San Ramon, CA (US);
Yun-Ping Zhou, San Ramon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Metabolex, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 4/12 (2006.01); C07K 16/18 (2006.01); A16K 38/01 (2006.01); A16K 38/28 (2006.01); C12N 5/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to methods of determining islet cell activity by detecting the level of Archipelin or a fragment thereof and comparing the level to a baseline level or range associated with a known islet cell activity. Such methods are useful in diagnosing and studying the development of diabetes.