Cell-based detection and differentiation of disease states
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- MONOGEN INC
- Publication Date
- 2005-11-09
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
[0001] Cross References to Related Applications
[0002] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Application Serial No. 10 / 095,298, filed March 12, 2002, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60 / 274,638, filed March 12, 2001, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein as refer to. Background of the invention
[0003] The present invention relates to the early detection of general conditions in patients. The invention also relates to the differentiation of a particular pathology in its early and late stages.
[0004] Early detection of specific pathological conditions can greatly increase a patient's chance of survival through early diagnosis and early treatment, while the disease remains localized and its pathological effects are limited anatomically, physiologically, and clinically. The two main metrics that can be evaluated for any test or disease detection method are sensitivity (sensitivity=true pos...