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US 2004/0203079 A1Published application
Methods and kits for detecting cerebrospinal fluid in a sample
AssigneeThe Research Foundation of State University of New York
InventorSrinivas N. Pentyala
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Abstract
The present invention relates to detection of the presence or absence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a sample, in particular to the analysis of the CSF protein lipocalin-type prostaglandin D2 synthase (PGDS). The present invention provides assays for the analysis of PGDS indicating the presence or absence of CSF in a sample.
Claims18
A method for detection of cerebrospinal fluid in a sample, comprising:
- providing a sample from a subject, wherein said subject is undergoing neural blockade;
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- a) detecting the presence or absence of prostaglandin D2 synthase in said sample to detect cerebrospinal fluid in said sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.