| CPC G01N 33/5308 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/34 (2013.01); C12Y 305/01052 (2013.01); G01N 33/502 (2013.01); G01N 2400/10 (2013.01); G01N 2570/00 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A method of assaying a cell composition, the method comprising:
(a) (i) assessing the cell surface profile in a sample from a test cell composition comprising a plurality of cells according to a method for assessing cell surface glycans comprising:
(1) incubating the test cell composition comprising a plurality of cells under conditions to release one or more glycans from the surface of cells in the test cell composition, wherein a sample comprising one or more cell surface glycans is generated; and
(2) determining the presence, absence, identity and/or level of glycans present in the sample, thereby assessing the cell surface glycan profile of the sample; and
(a) (ii) comparing the cell surface glycan profile of the sample to the cell surface glycan profile of a reference sample; or
(b) comparing the cell surface glycan profile of a sample with the cell surface profile of a reference sample, wherein cell surface glycan profile of the sample is or has been determined according to a method for assessing cell surface glycans comprising:
(1) incubating a test cell composition comprising a plurality of cells under conditions to release one or more glycans from the surface of cells in the test cell composition, wherein a sample comprising one or more cell surface glycans is generated; and
(2) determining the presence, absence, identity and/or level of glycans present in the sample, thereby assessing the cell surface glycan profile of the sample; and
wherein the cells express a recombinant receptor or the test composition comprises cells expressing a recombinant receptor.
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