Patent ID: 7166439
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting antibodics to a Islet Neogenesis Associate Protein peptide (INGAP 104-118 ) in a human test sample comprising: contacting the test sample with an Islet Neogenesis Associated Protein peptide of SEQ ID NO 1 bound to a solid support, wherein the contacting is under conditions sufficient for binding an anti-INGAP 104-118 antibody to the INGAP 104-118 peptide; contacting any bound test sample bound to the Islet Neogenesis Associated Protein peptide on the solid support with a detection antibody which specifically binds to antibody molecules of all antibody isotypes of the human; washing the solid support to remove any unbound antibody molecules to SEQ ID NO 1, and determining the detection antibody bound to the solid support, wherein detection antibody bound to the solid support indicates that the test sample contains antibodies to peptide of SEQ ID NO 1.