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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Timothy W. Behrens, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Emily C. Baechler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Peter K. Gregersen, Larchmont, NY (US);
Timothy W. Behrens, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Emily C. Baechler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Peter K. Gregersen, Larchmont, NY (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and materials involved in diagnosing SLE. More particularly, the invention relates to methods and materials involved in diagnosing SLE, diagnosing severe SLE, and assessing a mammal's susceptibility to develop severe SLE. For example, the invention provides nucleic acid arrays that can be used to diagnose SLE in a mammal. Such arrays can allow clinicians to diagnose SLE based on a simultaneous determination of the expression levels of many genes that are differentially expressed in SLE patients as compared to healthy controls.