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US 5,849,502 AGranted
Annexin containing compositions and methods for their use
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorFrancis H. C. Tsao
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Abstract
Method of determining if a pregnant patient is at risk of premature delivery comprising analyzing the patient's amniotic fluid for the presence of Annexin I and Annexin I breakdown products, the presence of these breakdown products being predictive of a premature delivery.
Claims1
A method of determining if a pregnant patient is at risk of premature delivery which comprises taking a sample of amniotic fluid from said patient and analyzing it for the presence of Annexin I and Annexin I breakdown products, the presence of said breakdown products being predictive of a premature delivery.
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