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  • Alkylated interleukin-18 compositions
    Patent number: 8168165
    Abstract: Alkylated interleukin-18 (IL-18), compositions comprising alkylated IL-18, kits comprising such compositions, methods of alkylating IL-18, and methods of using compositions comprising alkylated IL-18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Elaine Marie Brate, Tracey D. Rae, Cheng Zhao
  • Measuring free choline to determine suitability of erythrocytes for transfusion
    Patent number: 7811749
    Abstract: A method of assessing whether or not erythrocytes are suitable for transfusion into a recipient comprising (i) assaying a sample of erythrocytes for free choline, and (ii) comparing the level of free choline in the sample with the level of free choline deemed suitable for transfusion therapies; and a kit for use in such a method comprising at least one reagent for assaying the sample, instructions for conducting the assaying of the sample, and guidelines for assessing the suitability of the erythrocytes for transfusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Maciej Adamczyk, Roy Jeffrey Brashear, Phillip G. Mattingly