Abstract: The invention provides methods for the rapid identification and selection of cell lines suitable for biopharmaceuticals production, which do no utilize animal derived components.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides cytometric methods for the detection of rare target cells in a sample. In certain aspects, the methods and compositions may facilitate the detection of rare target cells, such as circulating tumor cells (CTCs), in a biological sample such as blood. Aspects of the methods include contacting the sample with first and second binding members that specifically bind to a marker of the rare target cell, and cytometrically assaying the sample for the presence of cells comprising bound first and second binding members to detect the rare target cell in the sample. Also provided are systems, compositions, and kits for practicing the subject methods.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to tyrosine phosphorylation sites of an Akt enhancer, and methods for the detection of the phosphorylated tyrosine residues. In particular, anti-phosphotyrosine antibodies and binding proteins find use in the compositions and methods of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Methods for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are disclosed, using measurement of the CCL8 protein level in a test sample from a subject. Testing for CCL8 as an indicator of RA can be combined with testing for other indicators of RA, including clinical assessments, imaging or other RA markers such as Rheumatoid factor (RF). CCL8 testing can be used for discriminating RA from other diseases or conditions, evaluating the severity of RA. Related diagnostic reagents, kits, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for identifying a candidate substance as a therapeutic agent for treating rheumatoid arthritis are also described.

Abstract: Methods and kits are provided for determining of immunoglobulin isotypes and subclasses in a subject. In general the subject is a human who is a transplant candidate recipient or recipient, has allergies, or has an autoimmune disease. The method involves analyzing a sample of a body fluid of a transplant candidate or recipient, allergy patient or autoimmune disease sufferer and correlating the relative amounts of each immunoglobulin isotype and subtype, such that the distribution of isotypes and subtypes is an indication of success of the transplant in the candidate and recipient or the prognosis of the autoimmune disease.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for the detection of one or more analytes in a sample. Aspects of the methods include flowing a sample (e.g., a biological sample, such as blood) through a channel comprising an analyte specific capture domain stably associated with a surface thereof, wherein the analyte specific capture domain comprises particles displaying a specific binding member for an analyte; and imaging the analyte specific capture domain to detect whether the analyte is present in the sample. Also provided are systems, devices, and kits that may be used in practicing the subject methods. Methods and compositions as described herein find use in a variety of different applications, including diagnostic applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining whether a patient with cirrhosis is at risk of having clinically significant portal hypertension comprising the steps consisting of i) quantifying the levels of leuko-endothelial (CD31+/41?), pan-leukocyte (CD11a+), lymphocyte (CD4+), erythrocyte (CD235a+) and hepatocyte-derived (cytokeratin-18+) microparticles in a blood sample obtained from the patient and ii) comparing said levels with predetermined reference values wherein a difference between the levels quantified at step i) and the predetermined reference values is indicative whether the patient is at risk of having clinically significant portal hypertension.

Abstract: Methods, devices, systems, and apparatuses are provided for the image analysis of measurement of biological samples.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for diagnosing, staging and/or monitoring a hemoglobin-related disorder such as ?-thalassemia or a treatment against said hemoglobin-related disorder in a subject in need thereof based on the detection and/or quantification the presence of free ?-Hb pool in a biological sample obtained from said subject.

Abstract: Methods for cell-based tissue analysis utilize modern trends in digital microscopy to obtain, process, calibrate, and analyze digital images of tissue sections to quantify cell-based data for improved histological analysis. Using data from multiple images of a common tissue section, or data from images of multiple tissue sections, additional degrees of freedom are realized and the resulting analysis provides added depth to histological analysis of tissue samples. With computerized analytical methods, speed and accuracy of histological analysis is greatly improved.

Abstract: The invention relates to binding partners of the placental growth factor (or placenta growth factor, PIGF), especially antibodies directed against the placental growth factor, and production and use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates a simple method for evaluating free eukaryotic cell nuclei for biomarkers of DNA damage and/or transcription factor activation, activity, or expression levels and/or epigenetic modifications to chromatin or chromatin-associated factors. The invention also teaches useful strategies for combining nuclear biomarkers into a matrix of endpoints that are capable of elucidating genotoxicants' primary mode of DNA-damaging activity. Kits for conducting methods according to the invention are also described.

Abstract: Methods for using focused light scattering techniques for the optical sensing of biological particles suspended in a liquid medium are disclosed. The optical sensing enables one to characterize particles size and/or distribution in a given sample. This, in turn, allows one to identify the biological particles, determine their relative particle density, detect particle shedding, and identify particle aggregation. The methods are also useful in screening and optimizing drug candidates, evaluating the efficacy and dosage levels of such drugs, and in personalized medicine applications.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for the quantitative analysis of a sample comprising glycated hemoglobin. Also described herein are systems and methods for assaying a sample to quantitatively determine the percentage of glycated hemoglobin in the sample, for example, in a blood sample. The methods and systems described herein may be used in a point-of-care device as well as in other in vitro diagnostic devices.

Abstract: To provide a more convenient and more accurate method of assaying ProGRP by improving the stability of ProGRP which is known to be unstable in a biological sample. By using a blood sample in a condition in which a blood coagulation factor is not activated is used as a sample, the degradation of ProGRP is suppressed, whereby it is possible to store a sample for a long period of time and to improve the accuracy of an assay.

Abstract: The invention relates to binding partners of the placental growth factor (or placenta growth factor, PlGF), especially antibodies directed against the placental growth factor, and production and use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a monoclonal antibody and corresponding hybridoma cells and antigens suitable for isolating fetal cells from maternal blood. The inventive monoclonal antibody reacts with a surface antigen present on fetal red blood cells including their nucleated precursor cells, but not with surface antigens on adult erythroid cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of enriching fetal nuclei from a sample. Enriched fetal nuclei can be used in a variety of procedures including, detection of a trait of interest such as a disease trait, or a genetic predisposition thereto, gender typing and parentage testing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a kit for monitoring an immune status after transplant. The kit for monitoring an immune status after transplant and the method for monitoring an immune status of an individual after transplant as provided in the present invention make it easy and accurate to determine an immune status in the individual after transplant and thus have an effect of reducing overuse of an immunosuppressive agent prescribed after transplant and also have an effect of conveniently managing an immune status of each patient.

Abstract: Provided is a method of screening for agents for preventing or treating mTORC 1 mediated diseases by screening test agents to determine test agents that inhibit the binding ability of LRS to RagD, or RagD GTPases, and a method of reducing cell size as compared to the control group, including inhibiting the expression of intracellular LRS in the cells.