Patents Examined by Eric Vacchio
  • Tumor diagnostic method
    Patent number: 4855241
    Abstract: An in vitro diagnostic method for determining the presence of nerve growth factor receptor bearing tumors is disclosed which comprises determining the presence of an elevated level of a truncated nerve growth factor receptor in a sample of a body fluid from a patient afflicted with such tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventor: Eugene M. Johnson, Jr.