[EN] COMPETITIVE IMMUNOASSAY METHODS<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉS DE DOSAGE IMMUNOLOGIQUE PAR COMPÉTITION
申请人:NESTEC SA
公开号:WO2018011691A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-18
The invention provides assay methods and kits for detecting, measuring or quantitating the level of 7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (7C4) in a biological sample from a subject, such as a human subject. In some embodiments, the human subject has a condition associated with bile acid malabsorption or diarrhea of unknown origin. The invention also provides isolated antibodies or antibody fragment thereof that specifically binds to 7α- hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (7C4) and have less than 1% cross-reactivity to one or more members selected from the group consisting of 7-ketocholesterol, 7α-hydroxycholesterol, and trihydroxycholestanoic acid.