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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
May. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Yoichi Takahama, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Junichi Shiraishi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Yoichi Takahama, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Junichi Shiraishi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Sysmex Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/385 (2006.01); C12P 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A diagnostic reagent for hepatitis C virus infection obtained by sensitizing a solid phase with HCV antigen and a conjugated antigen prepared by chemical bonding of HCV antigen and a carrier protein, and a method of diagnosing hepatitis C virus infection, which comprises adding the diagnostic reagent for hepatitis C virus infection to a sample, and measuring the degree of agglutination of carrier particles as the solid phase. The diagnostic reagent and the method of diagnosis enable many samples to be measured with higher sensitivity and rapidity.