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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Nx Prenatal Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Brian D. Brohman, Louisville, KY (US);
Zhen Zhang, Dayton, MD (US);
Kevin S. Goudy, Decatur, GA (US);
Robert C. Doss, Lexington, KY (US);
Alan M. Ezrin, Miami, FL (US);
Kevin Paul Rosenblatt, Bellaire, TX (US);
Assignee:
NX PRENATAL INC., Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/68 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01); G01N 30/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/689 (2013.01); B01D 61/145 (2013.01); G01N 30/02 (2013.01); G01N 33/6848 (2013.01); G01N 2030/027 (2013.01); G01N 2800/368 (2013.01); G01N 2800/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are proteomic biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birth, proteomic biomarkers of term birth, and methods of use thereof. In particular, provided are tools for determining whether a pregnant subject is at an increased risk for premature delivery, as well as tools for decreasing a pregnant subject's risk for premature delivery.