Protein
Chip Diagnostic Kit For IgG Antibody To Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Approved By The People's Republic Of China.
Blackstone, Massachusetts; February 8, 2005 - Mossman
Associates of Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA and Nanjing
Potomac Biotechnology Co. Ltd of Nanjing City, People's
Republic of China announced today that the Chinese government
has approved Nanjing Potomac Bio-technology 's Protein Chip
diagnostic kit for the identification of IgG antibody to
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.
Nanjing Potomac Biotechnology Co. Ltd. is a company
focused on the development and manufacturer of Bio-Chips
and Chip Scanner within China. They produce several protein
chips as well as gene-chips for various purposes, all utilizing
the same scanner plate-format for interpreting the results.
This particular Bio-Chip test consists of incubating patient
sample with antigen coated membrane and with the use of
colloidal gold as a tag identifies TB infection when used
in conjunction with the chip scanner. This is the first
product in the form of a Bio- chip for TB detection approved
by Chinese Government and is planned for use by the People's
Republic of China's Disease Control Center, The Administration
of Inspection and Quarantine, as well as hospitals.
Mossman Associates supplies reagents to manufacturers
of diagnostic test kits, as well as manufactures medical
diagnostic products of their own such as MycoDot a
serological test for TB and NicCheckTM an FDA approved urine
dipstick test for measuring nicotine. Both diagnostic test
kits are in a rapid format and do not require instrumentation
for the interpretation of results.
"We are glad to have contributed to another test for
the accurate and affordable diagnosis of tuberculosis in
humans. Our ability to provide antigen whether on a chip
such as with the Potomac Biotechnology system, being read
on an instrument , or a comb such as our MycoDotTM test
being read by eye, is a major step in getting serological
tests for TB into main steam use", notes Donald Mossman,
President of Mossman Associates Inc..
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