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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Kaj Blomberg, Turku, FI;
Pasi Kankaanpaa, Parainen, FI;
Thomas Campbell, North Canton, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Wallac Oy, Turku, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an assay, suitable for neonatal screening of hemoglobinopathies by quantitatively determining the presence of at least one pair of hemoglobin (Hb) variants, determining the ratio between the signals obtained from each variant; and, based on that ratio, determining whether the tested subject is afflicted or not.