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US 5,397,712 AGranted
Method to aid in the diagnosis of alzheimer's disease
AssigneeUniversity of Cincinnati
InventorsFrank P. Zemlan, Gary E. Dean
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Abstract
A method to aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in a living patient is disclosed which tests cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from the patient. The CSF is tested using a Western blot analysis to determine the presence of an antigen present in soluble paired helical filaments which specifically binds to the monoclonal antibody produced by hybridoma ATCC HD11079.
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A method to aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in a living patient comprising:
- combining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from the patient with a monoclonal antibody which binds to an antigen present in soluble paired helical filaments, wherein the monoclonal antibody is produced by hybridoma having ATCC accession number HB11079 or binds to the same epitope as the monoclonal antibody produced by hybridoma having ATCC accession number HB11079;
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- detecting the specific binding reaction of the monoclonal antibody with the antigen present in the CSF, wherein the presence of the specific binding reaction indicates that the patient has Alzheimer's disease.
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