Researchers Submit Patent Application, "Methods And Compositions For Assessing Antibody Specificities", for Approval (USPTO 20240402189).

Researchers have submitted a patent application for "Methods And Compositions For Assessing Antibody Specificities" to the USPTO. The application focuses on the development of immunoassays to diagnose various diseases, including autoimmune, infectious, and allergic conditions. The invention aims to improve the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests by identifying specific antigen components recognized by the immune response. The patent application includes detailed methods for identifying peptides that form complexes with antibodies, which can aid in diagnosing conditions such as Borrelia burgdorferi infections. [Extracted from the article]