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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2002
Applicant:
Alan Kleinfeld, La Jolla, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alan Kleinfeld, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is described for the early detection of stroke which uses a reagent which includes a fluorescently modified fatty acid binding protein. A fluorescence difference is noted between the bound and unbound condition. Elevated levels of unbound free fatty acids from blood are used as indicators of stroke.