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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2001
Applicants:
Stephen D. Mikolajczyk, San Diego, CA (US);
Harry G. Rittenhouse, Del Mar, CA (US);
Tang Jang Wang, Poway, CA (US);
Robert L. Wolfert, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen D. Mikolajczyk, San Diego, CA (US);
Harry G. Rittenhouse, Del Mar, CA (US);
Tang Jang Wang, Poway, CA (US);
Robert L. Wolfert, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hybritech Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Inactive precursor forms of PSA (pPSA) have been identified to exist in serum and tissues of patients with prostate cancer. Antibodies specific for pPSA are provided. Methods for detecting inactive precursors of PSA in human physiological fluid and tissues are also provided, as well as diagnostic kits and methods useful in the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer.