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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Mark B. Zimering, Lyons, NJ (US);
Zui Pan, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Janet Alder, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Smita Thakker-varia, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Mark B. Zimering, Lyons, NJ (US);
Zui Pan, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Janet Alder, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Smita Thakker-Varia, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/564 (2006.01); A61K 38/28 (2006.01); A61K 31/192 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for detecting and measuring, in a sample from a subject, the plasma levels of endothelial cell antibodies to diagnose an increased risk of pathological complications, such as visual impairment, associated with diabetes.