DK0540573T4 - Assay for frit- og kompleksbundet prostataspecifikt antigen (PSA) - Google Patents

Assay for frit- og kompleksbundet prostataspecifikt antigen (PSA)

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DK0540573T4
DK0540573T4 DK91913019T DK91913019T DK0540573T4 DK 0540573 T4 DK0540573 T4 DK 0540573T4 DK 91913019 T DK91913019 T DK 91913019T DK 91913019 T DK91913019 T DK 91913019T DK 0540573 T4 DK0540573 T4 DK 0540573T4
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Hans Lilja
Ulf-Haakan Stenman
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/48—Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
    • G01N33/50—Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing
    • G01N33/53—Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor
    • G01N33/573—Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor for enzymes or isoenzymes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/48—Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
    • G01N33/50—Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing
    • G01N33/53—Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor
    • G01N33/574—Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor for cancer
    • G01N33/57407—Specifically defined cancers
    • G01N33/57438—Specifically defined cancers of liver, pancreas or kidney

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DK91913019T 1990-07-23 1991-07-22 Assay for frit- og kompleksbundet prostataspecifikt antigen (PSA) DK0540573T4 (da)

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SE9002480A SE9002480D0 (sv) 1990-07-23 1990-07-23 Assay of free and complexed prostate-specific antigen
PCT/FI1991/000223 WO1992001936A1 (en) 1990-07-23 1991-07-22 Assay of free and complexed prostate-specific antigen (psa)

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EP (1) EP0540573B2 (da)
JP (1) JP2669566B2 (da)
AT (1) ATE134448T1 (da)
DE (2) DE540573T1 (da)
DK (1) DK0540573T4 (da)
ES (1) ES2070107T5 (da)
GR (1) GR3019888T3 (da)
SE (1) SE9002480D0 (da)
WO (1) WO1992001936A1 (da)

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ATE134448T1 (de) 1996-03-15
EP0540573B1 (en) 1996-02-21
ES2070107T3 (es) 1996-04-16
WO1992001936A1 (en) 1992-02-06
ES2070107T5 (es) 2004-05-16
DE540573T1 (de) 1995-09-28
US5501983A (en) 1996-03-26
EP0540573B2 (en) 2003-11-19
US5912158A (en) 1999-06-15
DE69117292T2 (de) 1996-07-18
US20020123616A1 (en) 2002-09-05
EP0540573A1 (en) 1993-05-12
GR3019888T3 (en) 1996-08-31
ES2070107T1 (es) 1995-06-01
SE9002480D0 (sv) 1990-07-23
DE69117292D1 (de) 1996-03-28
JP2669566B2 (ja) 1997-10-29
JPH06502719A (ja) 1994-03-24
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