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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2016
Applicant:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Inventors:
Purvesh Khatri, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Timothy E. Sweeney, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, Stanford, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6883 (2018.01); A61P 31/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/56 (2006.01); C12Q 1/689 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); A61K 31/56 (2013.01); A61P 31/06 (2018.01); C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); A61K 2300/00 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for diagnosis of tuberculosis are disclosed. In particular, the invention relates to the use of a panel of biomarkers for aiding diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of tuberculosis. The identified biomarkers can be used to detect active tuberculosis as well as to distinguish active tuberculosis from latent tuberculosis and other pulmonary and infectious diseases, and for monitoring responses to treatment.