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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Elisabeth Maurer, Vancouver, CA;
Cheryl Pittendreigh, Penticton, CA;
Inventors:
Elisabeth Maurer, Vancouver, CA;
Cheryl Pittendreigh, Penticton, CA;
Assignee:
Canadian Blood Service, Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); A01N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of diagnosing a pathological condition by detecting microparticles in a sample of bodily fluid using dynamic light scattering (DLS) is disclosed. The detection of microparticles in the bodily fluid by DLS may be used as an indicator of existing disease, to evaluate a risk of disease, as well as to monitor the efficacy of a treatment for disease.