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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2015
Hytest Ltd., Turku, FI;
Natalia N. Tamm, Moscow, RU;
Alexey G. Katrukha, Kuusisto, FI;
Vladimir L. Filatov, Moscow, RU;
Olga V. Kolosova, Moscow, RU;
HYTEST LTD., Turku, FI;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an immunoassay for detection of BNP, proBNP and fragments thereof. Essentially the assay comprises: a) contacting the antigen with a first antibody specific to a fragment corresponding to amino acids 11-22 of BNP, or to a part of this peptide comprising at least three amino acids of said sequence, to obtain a first order immune complex. b) contacting the first order immune complex obtained at step (a) with a second antibody recognizing said first order immune complex, to obtain a second order immune complex, wherein said antibody is unable to recognize free BNP, proBNP or free first antibody; c) Detecting the second order immune complex.