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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12P / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 435-724 ; 435 91 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to screening of patients to determine the possible presence of Kawasaki Disease. The screening involves assaying for levels of V.beta.2 or V.beta.8.1 by immunoassay, or for the mRNA expressing either of these V.beta. elements. The polymerase chain reaction is one way the mRNA level can be determined. Once the levels in the patient are determined, they are compared to normal levels. An increase is indicative of possible Kawasaki Disease.