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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Eugeen Vanmechelen, Nazareth-Eke, BE;
Lieve Nuytinck, Drongen, BE;
Inventors:
Eugeen Vanmechelen, Nazareth-Eke, BE;
Lieve Nuytinck, Drongen, BE;
Assignee:
Abbott Healthcare Products B.V., Weesp, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and kits are provided for determining whether a subject is at risk of developing a neurological disease such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis. The methods and kits are based on the detection of one or more nucleic acid variants in the MBL gene of the subject.