Diagnostic kit for predicting the onset of menopause

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...

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C435S007100, C435S007500, C530S387100

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides methods to quantitate the hLHβ core fragment in a sample. The present invention now makes it possible to evaluate the metabolism of hLH in premenopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal women and to distinguish between normal and abnormal physiological states.

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