Patent ID: 8628921
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method for determining whether a donated mammary fluid was obtained from a specific subject, the method comprising: (a) testing a donated biological sample from the specific subject to obtain at least one reference identity marker profile for at least one marker; (b) testing a sample of the donated mammary fluid to obtain at least one identity marker profile for the at least one marker in step (a); (c) comparing the identity marker profiles, wherein a match between the identity marker profiles indicates that the mammary fluid was obtained from the specific subject; and (d) processing the donated mammary fluid whose identity marker profile has been matched with a reference identity marker profile, wherein the processed donated mammary fluid comprises a human protein constituent of 11-20 mg/mL; a human fat constituent of 35-55 mg/mL; and a human carbohydrate constituent of 70-120 mg/mL.