Methods of identification employing antibody profiles
An identification method, applicable to the identification of animals or inanimate objects, is described. The method takes advantage of the set of individual-specific antibodies that are part of the unique antibody repertoire present in animals, by reacting an effective amount of such antibodies with a particular panel, of n-dimensional array (where n is typically one or two) consisting of an effective amount of many different antigens (typically greater than one thousand), to give antibody-antigen complexes. The profile or pattern formed by the antigen-antibody complexes, termed an antibody fingerprint, when revealed by an effective amount of an appropriate detector molecule, is uniquely representative of a particular individual. The method can similarly be used to distinguish genetically, or otherwise similar individuals, or their body parts containing individual-specific antibodies.
- Research Organization:
- Dicor Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Assignee:
- Dicor Technologies, Inc. (Lake Forest, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 5,270,167
- Application Number:
- 07/435,962
- OSTI ID:
- 1245990
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1989 Nov 13
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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