Patent ID: 6828107
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
A sandwich immunoassay, which is specific for detecting human &ggr;-brain natriuretic peptide (&ggr;-BNP) having a carboxy terminus portion including &agr;-BNP and having an amino terminus portion which does not include &agr;-BNP, said sandwich immunoassay comprising:(a) an immunoassay solution, (b) a first antibody in said immunoassay solution, said first antibody being specifically reacted with the carboxy terminus portion of a human &ggr;-BNP, and (c) a second antibody in said immunoassay solution, said second antibody being specifically reacted with the amino terminus portion of said human &ggr;-BNP and which is not reacted with the carboxy terminus portion of said human &ggr;-BNP.