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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Academia Sinica, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ACADEMIA SINICA, Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); A61K 38/21 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6883 (2018.01); C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); G01N 33/566 (2006.01); G01N 33/576 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); C12Q 1/706 (2013.01); G01N 33/566 (2013.01); G01N 33/5761 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a novel use of C-type lectin 18 (CLEC18) in disease prognosis. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the mRNA or protein level of CLEC18 may serve as an indicator for diagnosing hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) loss and seroconversion, and/or liver fibrosis.