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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2018
Applicants:

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (US);

The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Service, Bethesda, MD (US);

Inventors:

Adi L. Tarca, Canton, MI (US);

Offer Erez, Detroit, MI (US);

Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);

Sonia S. Hassan, Novi, MI (US);

Roberto Romero, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/689 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); G01N 2333/705 (2013.01); G01N 2800/368 (2013.01); G01N 2800/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are systems and methods to identify subjects at risk for preterm labor and/or preterm birth. The systems and methods utilize biomarkers. Also provided are systems and methods for decreasing the risk of preterm labor by administering a treatment following a positive risk identification.


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