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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2018
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Martin Hund, Horw, CH;
Edelgard Anna Kaiser, Huenenberg See, CH;
Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Krailling, DE;
Dirk Block, Bichl, DE;
Johann Karl, Peissenberg, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for diagnosing preeclampsia or a preeclampsia-related condition in a pregnant subject. The method is based on the measurement of the amount of the biomarker IGFBP-7 (Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 7) in a sample from the subject and on the comparison of the measured amount to a reference. Also disclosed are methods for assessing the severity of preeclampsia or a preeclampsia-related condition and methods for monitoring a preeclampsia or a preeclampsia-related condition in a pregnant subject. The present disclosure further relates to the use of the biomarker IGFBP-7 or of an agent that specifically binds to IGFBP-7 in a sample from a pregnant subject for diagnosing, for monitoring or for assessing the severity of preeclampsia or a preeclampsia-related condition. Finally, the present disclosure relates to a device or kit adapted to carry out the method of the present invention.