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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Eric Thorin, Montreal, CA;
Nada Farhat, Saint-Laurent, CA;
Nathalie Trescases, Montreal, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for assessing a physiological state of a mammal. The method includes: obtaining from the mammal a biological sample; measuring the expression of angiopoietin-like 2 in the biological sample; and assessing the physiological state of the mammal by comparing the measured expression of the angiopoietin-like 2 to a predetermined normal expression level in normal subjects, wherein an increase in angiopoietin-like 2 level over the predetermined normal expression level indicates an abnormal physiological state.