Patent ID: 6458543
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: C07B,C12Q,C40B,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for detecting a pattern of binding which identifies a disease or medical condition, the method comprising:(a) identifying nucleic acid ligands to target molecules that may be indicative of a disease and/or medical condition; (b) binding said nucleic acid ligands to spatially discrete locations on a solid support; (c) contacting said solid support with biological sample solutions that may comprise said target molecules from individuals with and without said disease or medical condition to thereby bind target molecules to nucleic acid ligands on said solid support; (d) detecting the pattern of binding of said target molecules contained within biological sample solutions obtained from individuals with and without said disease or medical condition; and (e) comparing the patterns of binding detected in step (d), whereby a pattern of binding which identifies said disease or medical condition is detected.