Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide the clinicians with a new application for ligands specific to MHC-class I antigens, especially HLA-ABC antigens, this new application residing in the detection and diagnosis of endometriosis. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method and a test kit for diagnosing endometriosis, preferably by immunohistochemistry, using a monoclonal anti- HLA-ABC antibody as a preferred ligand or diagnostic reagent. This new method is non-invasive and is more reliable as a screening test than the conventionally used laparoscopy. When the endometrium of a woman tests negatively with the claimed method, it prevents the use of laparoscopy which is an invasive method for detecting endometriosis. This method can be practised on a specimen obtained from the endometrium of a patient and does not require a specimen sampled directly from the endometriotic foci.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide the clinicians with a new application for ligands specific to MHC-class I antigens, especially HLA-ABC antigens, this new application residing in the detection and diagnosis of endometriosis. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method and a test kit for diagnosing endometriosis, preferably by immunohistochemistry, using a monoclonal anti-HLA-ABC antibody as a preferred ligand or diagnostic reagent. This new method is non-invasive and is more reliable as a screening test than the conventionally used laparoscopy. When the endometrium of a woman tests negatively with the claimed method, it prevents the use of laparoscopy which is an invasive method for detecting endometriosis. This method can be practised on a specimen obtained from the endometrium of a patient and does not require a specimen sampled directly from the endometriotic foci.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel STR markers for DNA fingerprinting. More specifically, the invention relates to seven different STR markers for DNA fingerprinting of a DNA sample, whereby each marker comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:1 to 7 as set forth in FIGS. 1A-1B.

Abstract: Disclosed is a DNA amplification primer pair for the amplification of Sextolet 900 marker, which comprises R14B/264 primer having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a primer designed from the nucleic acid sequence of Sextolet 900 marker (SEQ ID NO:2). A method for the DNA fingerprinting identification of genetically related or unrelated individuals, which comprises the steps of performing DNA amplification of genomic DNA samples collected from individuals, using the primer pair R14B/264 and Sext.900E (SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NO:3, respectively) and separating the amplified DNA segments obtained whereby Sextolet 900 marker, having a heterozigosity of at least 0.97 and comprising more than 64 alleles, is amplified and serves as DNA fingerprinting of the individuals.