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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
May. 22, 2002
Applicants:
Stephan Christgau, Gentofte, DK;
Dennis B. Henriksen, Alleroed, DK;
Paul A. C. Cloos, København, DK;
Inventors:
Stephan Christgau, Gentofte, DK;
Dennis B. Henriksen, Alleroed, DK;
Paul A. C. Cloos, København, DK;
Assignee:
Nordic Bioscience Diagnostics A/S, Herlev, DK;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an in vitro diagnostic test for osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, the amount or presence in a sample of anisomerised or optically inverted protein fragment is measured which derives from perlecan, bigylcan, decorin, fibrillin-1 or protocadherin or which is a specific sequence from aggrecan, type II collagen, COMP or CILP.