Chitin-induced immune response based method for diagnosing allergic asthma in patients
US9005899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/122
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of diagnosing allergic asthma in patients, including the steps of: obtaining from a subject a first sample of peripheral blood immune cells and a second sample of peripheral blood immune cells; adding chitin to the first sample; measuring the average amount of IFN-γ in both the first sample and the second sample to get a first value and a second value respectively; and dividing the first value with the second value to get a ratio, wherein if the ratio is smaller than a threshold value, the subject is diagnosed as an allergic asthma patient.
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