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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Quest Diagnostics Investments, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Inventors:
J. Fred Banks, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Peter P. Chou, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Noriya M. Matt, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Assignee:
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/26 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 30/72 (2006.01); H01J 49/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 30/7233 (2013.01); G01N 33/78 (2013.01); H01J 49/0031 (2013.01); H01J 49/0431 (2013.01); G01N 2560/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are methods for determining the amount of reverse T3 in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing reverse T3 in a sample and detecting and quantifying the amount of the ion to determine the amount of reverse T3 in the sample.