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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2012
Applicants:

Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA (US);

University Health Network, Toronto, CA;

Inventors:

David Hedley, Toronto, CA;

Sue Chow, Markham, CA;

T. Vincent Shankey, Miami, FL (US);

Assignees:

Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA (US);

University Health Network, Toronto, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/573 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5008 (2013.01); G01N 33/573 (2013.01); G01N 33/5041 (2013.01); G01N 33/5047 (2013.01); G01N 33/56972 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and reagents are provided for determining the activation state of a signal transduction pathway signaling protein. There exists a need in the art for methods that can monitor the efficacy of a signal transduction inhibitor in a patient. Other needs exist for detecting and monitoring certain disease or disorders that are associated with aberrant activation of a signal transduction pathway signaling protein. The present assay provides a highly sensitive assay that is also useful in patient populations in which obtaining a large cellular sample is difficult, for example, neonates.


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