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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
Transgenion—international Institute for Regenerative Translational Medicine Gmbh, Vienna, AT;
Rolf Ziesche, Neusiedl am See, AT;
Abstract
The present invention relates to in vitro methods for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), wherein the expression of the marker gene DMBT1 is determined. In particular, the invention relates to an in vitro diagnostic method of assessing the susceptibility of a subject to develop progressive COPD involving the appearance of irreversible lung damage, wherein the expression of the marker gene DMBT1 and optionally one or more further marker genes selected from KIAA1199, TMSB15A, DPP6, SLC51B, NUDT11, ELF5, AZGP1, PRRX1, AQP3, SFN, GPR110, GDF15, RASGRF2, RND1, PLA1A, FGG, CEACAM5, HYAL2, AHRR, CXCL3, CYP1A1, CYP1B1, CYP1A2, CST6, NTRK2, COMP, ITGA10, CTHRC1, TAL1, FIBIN, BEX5, BEX1, ESM1 and GHRL is determined. The invention also relates to an in vitro method of diagnosing stable COPD or assessing the susceptibility of a subject to develop stable COPD, wherein the expression of DMBT1 and optionally one or more further marker genes selected from KIAA1199, TMSB15A, DPP6, SLC51B, NUDT11, ELF5, AZGP1, PRRX1, AQP3, SFN, GPR110, GDF15, RASGRF2, RND1, PLA1A, FGG, CEACAM5, HYAL2, AHRR, CXCL3, CYP1A1, CYP1B1, CYP1A2, CST6, NTRK2, COMP, ITGA10, CTHRC1, TAL1, FIBIN, BEX5, BEX1, ESM1 and GHRL is determined. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of primers for transcripts of the aforementioned marker genes, the use of nucleic acid probes to transcripts of these marker genes, the use of microarrays comprising nucleic acid probes to transcripts of these marker genes, and the use of antibodies against the proteins expressed from these marker genes in corresponding in vitro methods. In vitro methods of monitoring the progression of COPD are also provided, In which the expression of marker genes according to the invention is determined.