The invention relates to methods of assessing a patient's risk of developing Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).

The present disclosure provides methods for the rapid synthesis of large libraries of spherical nucleid acid (SNA) nanoparticles, their screening for activity, and a machine learning algorithm to analyze the data.

Herein disclosed is a method for the normalization of an immunological test, characterized in that the presence of a comparable amount of cells is determined by a sandwich ELISA test in which the capture antibody includes at least one antibody that binds to at least one keratin selected from among keratin 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13 and 18 and the detection antibody includes at least one antibody that binds to the selected keratin.

Methods for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of BK virus in a biological or non-biological sample are described. The methods can include performing an amplifying step, a hybridizing step, and a detecting step. Furthermore, primers and probes targeting BK virus and kits are provided that are designed for the detection of BK virus.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of detecting an analyte from vesicles in a sample. In an additional embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to an analyte detection platform. In a further embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a sensor. In another embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of detecting an analyte from a sample. In an additional embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of lysing vesicles. In a further embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a vesicle lysis platform.

The disclosure is directed to kits and methods for amplifying and detecting human papilloma virus (HPV) of genotype 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, and/or 68 in a sample, which comprises a variety of combinations of forward oligonucleotide primers, reverse oligonucleotide primers, and oligonucleotide probes.

A direct chemical lysis composition includes an assay compatible buffer composition and an assay compatible surfactant. When combined with a specimen storage composition, such compositions prevent undesired modifications to nucleic acid and proteins lysed from cells in the biological sample. Assays of samples from such compositions do not require expensive and time-consuming steps such as centrifugation and prolonged high temperature processing. The direct chemical lysis composition of the present invention permits direct nucleic acid extraction from the cells in the biological sample without the need to decant off the transport media or otherwise exchange the transport media with assay compatible buffers. There is no need to combine the sample with proteinase K or another enzyme to extract nucleic acids from the cells. A method for lysing cells to obtain target nucleic acid for assay and a kit for combining the direct chemical lysis composition with a sample are also contemplated.

Disclosed is a synthetic T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for an HLA-A2-restricted epitope of human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 E7, E7.sub.11-19. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, and populations of cells are also provided. Antibodies, or an antigen binding portion thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the TCRs of the invention are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of a condition in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing a condition in a mammal, wherein the condition is cancer, HPV 16 infection, or HPV-positive premalignancy.

A reagent, test paper, a reagent kit, and a test paper kit for detecting a sulfhydryl compound, and a preparation method thereof are provided. The reagent is obtained by mixing a phosphotungstic acid (PTA) reagent, an acetate buffer, and a shield reagent in a specified ratio. The test paper is composed of porous water-absorbent paper and a dry detection reagent dispersed thereon. The reagent is based on principle innovation. When in use, the reagent is directly mixed with urine to be tested in a volume ratio of 2:1, a resulting mixture is allowed to stand for 10 min to 15 min, and then a result can be directly determined by naked eyes. The reagent overcomes the shortcoming of requiring a control sample to assist in the determination of a result in existing methods, and has the advantages of simple operation, safety and non-toxicity, and rapid detection.

The present disclosure related to a method of detecting a molecule using an antibody-DNA conjugate, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising new polypeptides and use thereof.