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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2002
Applicants:
Masahiko Katayama, Tukuba, JP;
Noriko Sanzen, Nagakute-machi, JP;
Kiyotoshi Sekiguchi, Suita, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd., Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of determining a laminin 5 antigen in a biological sample, comprising the steps of bringing an antibody reactive to a laminin 5 γ2 chain N-terminal fragment into contact with the biological sample; measuring a reaction of the antibody; and determining an amount of the laminin 5 antigen based on a measurement result of the reaction, as well as, a method of detecting a laminin 5-producing tumor cell, a method of examining acute respiratory distress syndrome and a method of evaluating malignancy of a malignant tumor based on the assay method.