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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2004
Hiroyuki Ebinuma, Ryugasaki, JP;
Hirokazu Yago, Ryugasaki, JP;
Yuka Akimoto, Ryugasaki, JP;
Osamu Miyazaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Takashi Kadowaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimasa Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Hara, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Ebinuma, Ryugasaki, JP;
Hirokazu Yago, Ryugasaki, JP;
Yuka Akimoto, Ryugasaki, JP;
Osamu Miyazaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Takashi Kadowaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimasa Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Hara, Tokyo, JP;
Daiichi Pure Chemicals Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toudai TLO, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Methods for selectively assaying a target adiponectin multimer in a biological sample. Such methods accurately evaluate the relationship between a disease and adiponectin through selective assay of adiponectin multimers and provide information that cannot be obtained through measurement of the total amount of adiponectin alone. A method for selectively assaying of a target adiponectin multimer in a biological sample comprising distinguishing target adiponectin multimer from the other adiponectin multimers by using a protease and/or an antibody.