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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2008
Applicants:
S. Ananth Karumanchi, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Sharon Maynard, Newton, MA (US);
Vikas P. Sukhatme, Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
S. Ananth Karumanchi, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Sharon Maynard, Newton, MA (US);
Vikas P. Sukhatme, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/542 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for diagnosing pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Also disclosed herein are methods for treating pre-eclampsia and eclampsia using compounds that increase VEGF or PlGF levels or compounds that decrease sFlt-1 levels. Compounds that inhibit the binding of VEGF or PlGF to sFlt1- are also disclosed herein for the treatment of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia.