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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
May. 11, 2009
Alexander Steven Whitehead, Wayne, PA (US);
Alexander Steven Whitehead, Wayne, PA (US);
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a diagnostics assay for measuring the responsiveness to a drug by comparing the protein levels of a gene that responds to the drug, such as a steroid, to the protein levels of a gene that does not respond to the drug. Methods according to the invention are useful for predicting the ability of a patient (or a tissue, body fluid or cell sample in vitro) to respond to a drug or steroid at any stage of their treatment (i.e., before, during or after), and to monitor the patient (or a tissue, body fluid or cell) over time to assess continued responsiveness to the drug or steroid.