(under subclass 506) Subject matter, including tests for antibodies to antigens which form part of the material of a cell nucleus.
(1) Note. This subclass includes tests in which the antigen is DNA.
(2) Note. Tests for lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis are included here.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
935, Genetic Engineering: Recombinant DNA Technology, Hybrid or Fused Cell Technology, and Related Manipulations of Nucleic Acids, which provides a search collection for processes of altering the genetic structure of microorganisms; genes and methods of modifying genes and their expression; vectors and methods of modifying vectors; methods of introducing DNA into a cell; microorganisms, per se, which have had their genetic sequence altered by recombinant DNA techniques or by cell fusion or by uptake of DNA; testing; separation techniques; apparatus; and methods of use of vectors or of the genetically engineered microorganisms; methods of gene therapy or genetic modification of living organisms.