VERIFYING THE SOURCE OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; METHOD, COMPOSITION AND KIT THEREFOR

摘要

The present invention relates to a method, composition and a kit for verifying the source of biological samples when collected for testing, e.g., for the presence of drugs of abuse. The method generally involves providing a subject with a composition comprising at least one detectable consumable marker and optionally at least one metabolizable detectable consumable marker; obtaining a biological sample from the subject after consumption of the composition; and detecting the presence or absence of the detectable consumable marker in the sample; wherein the presence of the detectable marker indicates that the subject is the source of the sample, and wherein the absence of the detectable marker indicates that the subject is not the source of the biological sample.

主权项

1. A method of verifying a source of a biological sample, comprising:
(a) obtaining the biological sample from a subject after the subject consumed, or should have consumed, a composition comprising at least one detectable consumable marker; and (b) detecting the presence, absence, or quantity of said one or more detectable consumable markers or a modified form thereof in the biological sample.