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US 7,785,773 B1Granted
Method of diagnosis and kit therefor
AssigneeHepgenics Pty Ltd
InventorsDavid Andrew Anderson, Teresa Sylvia Howard, Anne Healy, Katherine Anders, Mary Louise Garcia
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Abstract
This invention is directed to diagnostic methods detecting the presence of an antibody to a virus in a sample from a subject and kits for using the methods.
Claims19
A kit for diagnosing or monitoring an infection with a virus by detecting the presence of an IgM antibody to the virus in a test sample from a subject, wherein the kit comprises:
- a) an immunographic device comprising a porous membrane operably connected to a sample portion, a test portion comprising an IgM antibody binding agent, and optionally a control portion;
- and further comprising a sucker portion, a virus portion and a conjugate portion;
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- b) instructions for using the immunographic device to detect the presence of the antibody to the virus in the test sample.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.