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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Allegheny-singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph M. Ahearn, Wexford, PA (US);
Chau-Ching Liu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Susan M. Manzi, Wexford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/564 (2006.01); G01N 33/86 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/564 (2013.01); G01N 33/5052 (2013.01); G01N 33/86 (2013.01); G06F 19/00 (2013.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G01N 2333/4716 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and kits useful for determining whether a subject is likely to benefit from therapy with an antibody are provided. In particular aspects, cell-bound complement activation products (CB-CAPs) associated with B lymphocytes may serve as diagnostic biomarkers.