Patent ID: 8409582
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A61K,C07K,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A diagnostic test for detecting anti-cashew IgE in a patient to thereby indicate an allergy to cashews, said test comprising: reacting patient's serum with a composition comprising a purified polypeptide sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 14; separating the polypeptide from unreacted patient serum; reacting the polypeptide with a labeled human IgE-reactive agent after separating from unreacted patient serum; separating the polypeptide from unreacted labeled human IgE-reactive agent; and directly or indirectly detecting the labeled human IgE-reactive agent bound to the polypeptide after separating from unreacted agent to thereby indicate presence in the patient's serum of anti-cashew IgE.