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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2012
Affiris Ag, Vienna, AT;
Guenther Staffler, Vienna, AT;
Andreas Mairhofer, Vienna, AT;
Achim Schneeberger, Vienna, AT;
Martina Lutterova, Bratislava, SK;
Walter Schmidt, Vienna, AT;
Frank Mattner, Vienna, AT;
AFFIRIS AG, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) wherein Aβ-specific antibodies in a biological sample of a person that is suspected of having AD are detected comprising the following steps: —contacting the sample with Aβ-aggregates or with particles having Aβ-aggregate like surfaces and allowing the Aβ-specific antibodies to bind to the Aβ-aggregates, and —detecting the Aβ-specific antibodies bound to the Aβ-aggregates by a single particle detection technique, preferably by fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS); and wherein the amount of Aβ-specific antibodies detected is compared with the amount in a sample of known AD status.