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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2007
Hui-chu Hsieh, Changhua, TW;
Tzu-ling Tseng, Chiayi, TW;
Li-jen Su, Chiayi, TW;
Chi-ying Huang, Taipei, TW;
Shih-lan Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Hui-Chu Hsieh, Changhua, TW;
Tzu-Ling Tseng, Chiayi, TW;
Li-Jen Su, Chiayi, TW;
Chi-Ying Huang, Taipei, TW;
Shih-Lan Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Hsinchu, TW;
National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Miaoli County, TW;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for detecting liver fibrotic injury, including fibrosis and/or cirrhosis, by assaying biological samples for differential expression of at least one gene encoding a protein chosen from SEQ ID NO: 1-SEQ ID NO: 63 and human orthologs thereof, wherein differential expression of at least one gene suggests the presence of liver fibrosis or cirrhosis. The invention also provides a kit containing nucleic acid probes or antibodies for detecting liver fibrosis and/or cirrhosis by assaying the differential expression of proteins encoded by SEQ ID NO: 1-SEQ ID NO: 63 and human orthologs thereof.