Abstract: The present invention relates to non-radioactive enzymatic methods for detecting Sphingosine-1-Phosphate (S1P) in biological fluids. The present invention further relates to a method of detecting the presence of cancer in a patient by the use of these and other methods of detecting S1P in biological samples from a patient.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 26, 2002
Date of Patent:
April 6, 2004
Assignee:
LPL Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Michael K. Skinner, Jodi L. Johnson, Jeff A. Parrott