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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
W Michael Gallatin, Seattle, WA (US);
Rosemay Vazeux, Seattle, WA (US);
ICOS Corporation, Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods for monitoring the progression of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a patient by detecting elevated levels of circulating ICAM-R wherein progression is indicated in an SLE patient whose circulating ICAM-R levels are increased as compared to normal individuals or individuals with in active SLE. Methods for the detection of an inflammatory disease state selected from the group consisting of rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, and Guillain-Barre syndrome and multiple sclerosis in a patient by detecting elevated levels of circulating ICAM-R wherein the presence of the inflammatory disease state is indicated in a patient whose circulating ICAM-R levels are increased as compared to normal healthy individuals. ICAM-R is also known as ICAM-3 and CDw50 in the art.