Method for diagnosing and monitoring inflammatory disease progression
US10415093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/7095
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for diagnosing or monitoring endometriosis in a mammal are provided. The methods include the steps of determining the expression levels of BDNF and its receptor, Ntrk2, in a biological sample from the mammal, and determining that the mammal has endometriosis when the BDNF and Ntrk2 expression levels in the sample are elevated.
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