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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1999
Wen-Chuan Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Teh-Yang Huang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Kao-Pin Hwang, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Huey-Ching Chen, Kaohsiung, TW;
Yueh-Tsu King, Kaohsiung, TW;
Shyh-Shin Chiou, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Rei-Cheng Yang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Animal Technology Institute Taiwan, Miaoli, TW;
Abstract
The invention provides a method for diagnosing Kawaski Disease (KD) in a patient suspected of suffering from KD by using as an index a ratio of the level (by weight/volume, w/v) of haptoglobin (Hp) to the level (by weight/volume, w/v) of apolipoprotein A1 (Apo A1) in a patient. A system for use with the method is also included. In addition, the invention also provides a method for diagnosing Atypical Kawasaki Disease (AKD) in a patient suspected of suffering from KD by identifying the phenotype of haptoglobin in said patient and correlating the presence of Hp2-1 or Hp1-1 haptoglobin phenotype with AKD and providing immediate treatment of the patient.