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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Astute Medical, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Paul McPherson, Encinitas, CA (US);
James Patrick Kampf, San Diego, CA (US);
John A. Kellum, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Astute Medical, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for identifying patients at risk of kidney injury. A risk score, which is a composite of a urinary concentration of IGFBP7 (insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7) and a urinary concentration of TIMP-2 (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2), is determined obtained from the patient, and is used to manage patient treatment.