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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2002
James P. Mapes, Austin, TX (US);
James W. Jacobson, Austin, TX (US);
Harold N. Baker, Austin, TX (US);
Michael D. Spain, Austin, TX (US);
James P. Mapes, Austin, TX (US);
James W. Jacobson, Austin, TX (US);
Harold N. Baker, Austin, TX (US);
Michael D. Spain, Austin, TX (US);
Luminex Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to methods of characterizing autoimmune diseases by detecting and measuring at least one analyte using multiplexed assay systems. According to one embodiment, a target is detected and measured by different bead sets having different reactants. According to another approach the ratio of self-antigen to autoantibody is measured by exposing a sample suspected of containing self-antigen and autoantibody to a bead set associated with monoclonal antibody specific for the self-antigen and a bead set associated with the self-antigen.