Method for predicting pregnancy-induced hypertension
US7399596B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/368
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided are: a method for predicting the onset of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) by precisely detecting abnormalities that occur before the onset of PIH (where such abnormalities have been impossible to detect by various conventional testing methods for PIH) while imposing less of a burden on a subject; a method for evaluating a fetus and placental functions in PIH; and a method for detecting PIH, which comprises measuring the level of human lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase (L-PGDS) in a body fluid sample collected from a subject.
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