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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:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Huaizhong HU, Madison, WI (US);
Stuart Knechtle, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Inventors:
Huaizhong Hu, Madison, WI (US);
Stuart Knechtle, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Assignee:
Renovar, Inc., Madison, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing, predicting and monitoring kidney diseases, including acute renal failure, renal tubular interstitial disease and glomerulonephritis. In particular, the present invention relates to the detection, prediction and monitoring of kidney diseases by detection of CXCR3 and CCL chemokines in urine. The present invention further relates to methods and compositions for assessing the efficacy of agents and interventions used to treat kidney diseases.