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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Inventors:
Etheresia Pretorius, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Douglas Bruce Kell, Manchester, GB;
Willem Johan Simon De Villiers, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Assignee:
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/564 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5091 (2013.01); G01N 33/5008 (2013.01); G01N 33/564 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of detecting inflammation in a subject is provided. The method comprises determining a quantity of amyloid present in fibrin(ogen) protein in a blood sample obtained from the subject, and assigning a level of inflammation in the subject based on the quantity of fibrin(ogen) amyloid determined. A method of determining an effect of a therapeutic treatment on a subject by comparing a pre-treatment level of inflammation with a post-treatment level is further provided.