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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Applicants:
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
The British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch, Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Katrina Steiling, Boston, MA (US);
Avrum Spira, Newton, MA (US);
Marc Lenberg, Brookline, MA (US);
Stephen Lam, Vancouver, CA;
Assignees:
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA (US);
THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY BRANCH, Vancouver, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6883 (2018.01); A61K 31/137 (2006.01); A61K 31/198 (2006.01); A61K 31/357 (2006.01); A61K 31/46 (2006.01); A61K 31/522 (2006.01); A61K 31/53 (2006.01); A61K 31/5377 (2006.01); A61K 31/56 (2006.01); A61K 31/575 (2006.01); A61K 31/58 (2006.01); A61K 38/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); A61K 31/137 (2013.01); A61K 31/198 (2013.01); A61K 31/357 (2013.01); A61K 31/46 (2013.01); A61K 31/522 (2013.01); A61K 31/53 (2013.01); A61K 31/5377 (2013.01); A61K 31/56 (2013.01); A61K 31/575 (2013.01); A61K 31/58 (2013.01); A61K 38/06 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel set of 98 genes expressed in the respiratory tract epithelium that serve as biomarkers for measuring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) activity are provided. Methods of classifying the (COPD) status of a subject are provided. Systems for expression-based classification of COPD disease status are provided. Methods of treating COPD are also provided, among other things.