A METHOD FOR DETECTING ANTIPOLYMER ANTIBODIES AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST KIT FOR USE IN AIDING THE DIAGNOSIS OF SILICONE RELATED DISEASES (SRD)

摘要

The present invention provides for a test kit and method of detecing antipolymer antibodies, and a test kit and method for detecting silicone related disease, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The methods of the present invention involve a) providing a sample to be tested for a antipolymer antibody and d) combining a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamide (particularly partially polymerized polyacrylamide), silicone, and collagen, with said sample for a time sufficient for an antipolymer antibody to react with said polymer, to form a complex. An indicator reagent is added to the material resulting from step b) to indicate the presence or absence of an antipolymer antibody in said sample.