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EP 0974059 A1 20000126 - PREPARATION OF BLOOD SAMPLES FOR DETECTING HOMOCYSTEINE AND/OR FOLATE

Title (en)

PREPARATION OF BLOOD SAMPLES FOR DETECTING HOMOCYSTEINE AND/OR FOLATE

Title (de)

AUFBEREITUNG VON BLUTPROBEN FÜR DIE HOMOCYSTEIN- UND/ODER FOLATBESTIMMUNG

Title (fr)

PREPARATION D'ECHANTILLONS SANGUINS POUR LA DETERMINATION D'HOMOCYSTEINE ET/OU DE FOLATE

Publication

EP 0974059 A1 20000126 (DE)

Application

EP 98919180 A 19980327

Priority

  • DE 19713088 A 19970327
  • EP 9801830 W 19980327

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9844351A1] The invention relates to a method and blood-withdrawal vessel for preparing blood samples for detecting homocysteine and/or total folate and is characterized in that the blood sample is brought into contact with (a) at least one reagent for lysis of the blood cells, (b) at least one inhibitor of the enzymes which produce and break down homocysteine, and optionally, (c) at least one acid.

IPC 1-7

G01N 33/68; G01N 33/82

IPC 8 full level

G01N 33/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/82 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01N 33/6815 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 33/82 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 436/107497 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 436/25 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 436/2525 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9844351A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9844351 A1 19981008; AU 7212198 A 19981022; CA 2284674 A1 19981008; DE 19713088 C1 19981126; EP 0974059 A1 20000126; NO 994705 D0 19990927; NO 994705 L 19991125; US 2002001846 A1 20020103; US 6309885 B1 20011030

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9801830 W 19980327; AU 7212198 A 19980327; CA 2284674 A 19980327; DE 19713088 A 19970327; EP 98919180 A 19980327; NO 994705 A 19990927; US 40554999 A 19990924; US 84187701 A 20010424