Method and kit for detecting condition in patient with disturbance of consciousness
US9297815B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/323
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for detecting a condition in a patient with disturbance of consciousness, by analyzing an amount and/or activity of a von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease, and a kit for detecting a condition in a patient with disturbance of consciousness, comprising an antibody or a fragment thereof which specifically binds to a von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease, or a von Willebrand factor or a fragment thereof, are disclosed. Examples of the detection of a condition include a detection of cerebrovascular disease, a detection of arteriosclerotic vascular disease, and a detection or prediction of severity.
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