发明名称 |
CARIES RISK TEST FOR PREDICTING AND ASSESSING THE RISK OF DISEASE |
摘要 |
<p>Provided are methods, test devices, and diagnostic kits for predicting, assessing, and diagnosing the risk of a disease using salivary analysis. The method comprises providing a whole (unfractionated) saliva sample from a subject; contacting an aliquot of said saliva with one or more lectins under conditions that allow said one or more lectins to bind to a lectin~-binding component of said saliva; detecting the amount of bound lectin; and comparin g the amount of bound lectin to the amount known to bind a saliva sample from a control patient, to predict the risk of a disease in the subject. Also provided are methods for reducing the risk of a disease and a method for assessing the risk of the disease at a defined level.</p> |
申请公布号 |
CA2521904(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.10.21 |
申请号 |
CA20042521904 |
申请日期 |
2004.04.01 |
申请人 |
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN OF CALIFORNIA;PROACTIVE ORAL SOLUTIONS, INC. |
发明人 |
NAVAZESH, MAHVASH;DENNY, PAUL C.;DENNY, PATRICIA A. |
分类号 |
C12Q1/68;A61B;G01N33/00;G01N33/53;G01N33/558;G01N33/68 |
主分类号 |
C12Q1/68 |
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