Diagnostic assay and method of treatment involving macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1)
US7514221B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/102
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for diagnosing risk of miscarriage and/or premature birth. The method comprises (i) determining the amount of (MIC-1) present in a body sample taken from a pregnant test subject having a known gestation age and (ii) comparing the determined amount against the amount, or range of amounts, present in equivalent body sample(s) taken from normal pregnant subject(s) of a gestation age which is substantially equivalent to the known gestation age of the test subject.
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