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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Rauno Joks, Port Washington, NY (US);
Hazel P. Drew, Laurelton, NY (US);
Myrelle B. Castro, Wallkill, NY (US);
Nandita Mathur Khaneja, Kew Gardens Hills, NY (US);
Inventors:
Rauno Joks, Port Washington, NY (US);
Hazel P. Drew, Laurelton, NY (US);
Myrelle B. Castro, Wallkill, NY (US);
Nandita Mathur Khaneja, Kew Gardens Hills, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Albany, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides the first blood test which characterizes asthma severity. More specifically, the present invention provides methods of determining the severity of acute asthma in a patient by determining the levels of C5a or C5a-desArg in the patient's blood, plasma or serum.