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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2011
Yanni Zhang, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Nigel J. Clarke, Oceanside, CA (US);
Richard E. Reitz, San Clemente, CA (US);
Yanni Zhang, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Nigel J. Clarke, Oceanside, CA (US);
Richard E. Reitz, San Clemente, CA (US);
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Provided are methods for determining the amount of thyroglobulin in a sample using various purification steps followed by mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve purifying thyroglobulin in a test sample, digesting thyroglobulin to form peptide T129, purifying peptide T129, ionizing peptide T129, detecting the amount of peptide T129 ion generated, and relating the amount of peptide T129 ion to the amount of thyroglobulin originally present in the sample.