The University of Chicago

University of Pittsburgh

University of Illinois

Instituto Nacional De Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas—d.f.

Kevin Gibson

Naftali Kaminski

Jose David Herazo-Maya

Imre Noth

Joe G N Garcia

Yong Huang

Steven J Sibener

Thomas J Richards

Ivan Rosas

Kazuhisa Konishi

Moises Selman

Bernadette R Gochuico

Methods for enriching, separating, or enriching and separating isotopes and isotopologues, as well as other chemical species, contained in a supersonic beam are provided. In the methods, a supersonic beam having different isotopes, isotopologues, or other chemical species entrained therein and a beam comprising a matrix material converge on a surface. As the matrix material forms a solid matrix on the surface, heavier isotopes, isotopologues, and/or other chemical species become preferentially embedded in the matrix, while lighter isotopes, isotopologues, and/or other chemical species are preferentially scattered from the surface.

Enrichment and separation of isotopes, isotopologues, or other chemical species, via differential embedding in a capture matrix

Disclosed are methods and kits for evaluating predicting whether an individual IPF has slowly or rapidly progressive IPF.

Biomarkers for assessing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Disclosed are methods are kits for evaluating predicting whether an individual IPF has slowly or rapidly progressive IPF.

The present invention relates to the discovery that of a panel of serum or plasma markers may be used to diagnose Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis ('IPF') and distinguish this condition from other lung ailments. It further relates to the identification of markers associated with IPF disease progression.

Marker panels for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis and evaluation

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