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US 8,942,926 B2Granted
Method for the diagnosis of pathological conditions in animals
AssigneeQ-Scent Ltd.
InventorsZeev Karpas, Shmuel Marcus, Moshe Golan
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Abstract
A method for diagnosing a disease or pathological condition in a non-human animal. An ion mobility spectrometry measurement (IMS) or a differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) is carried out on a body sample from the animal to determine an amount of ions formed by at least two biogenic amines contained in the sample. A ratio is calculated of the amounts of ions formed by the different biogenic amines in the sample, wherein the ratio is indicative of the presence or absence of the disease or pathological condition.
Claims14
A method for diagnosing a disease or pathological condition in a non-human animal comprising:
- a. obtaining a body sample from the animal;
- b. successively adding, in any order, a strong acid and a strong base to the sample to effect a basic pH;
- c. carrying out an ion mobility spectrometry or a differential mobility spectrometry measurement on the sample thereby determining an amount of ions formed by at least two biogenic amines contained in the sample;
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- d. calculating a ratio of the amounts of ions formed by the different biogenic amines in the sample, wherein the ratio is indicative of the disease or pathological condition.
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