BNP ANTIBODY AND IMMUNOASSAY USING IT

摘要

2136961 9324531 PCTABScor01 The present invention provides antibodies for use in a method of immunoassay being antibodies specific to the polypeptide comprising amino acids 1-76 of N-terminal brain natriuretic factor BNP(1-76). Also provided are methods and kits for the diagnosis or prognosis of conditions in which BNP(1-76) is a diagnostic or predictive indicator e.g. heart failure or hypervolaemia.