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Detection of degradation products of feline NT-proBNP

  • US 8,481,333 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2012
  • Issued: 07/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A kit for determining the presence, absence or level of feline NT-proBNP in a sample comprising:

  • (a) a solid support;

    (b) a first antibody, the first antibody being specific for a first epitope on a fragment of feline NT-proBNP, the fragment being less than the full length of feline NT-proBNP and being stable in feline serum or plasma at room temperature after at least 192 hours from taking the sample wherein the fragment of feline NT-proBNP is selected from the group consisting of ASEASAIQELLDGLRDTVSEL (SED ID NO;

    5);

    LGPLQQGHSPAESWEAQEEPPARVLAPHDNVLR (SEQ ID NO;

    9) andLQQGHSPAESWEAQEEPPARVLAPHDNVLR (SEQ ID NO;

    10); and

    (c) a second antibody being specific for a second epitope on the fragment of feline NT-proBNP, the second epitope being different than the first epitope.

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