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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2007
Eric T. Fung, Los Altos, CA (US);
John Cooke, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Fujun Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Andrew Wilson, Glen Iris, AU;
Eric T. Fung, Los Altos, CA (US);
John Cooke, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Fujun Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Andrew Wilson, Glen Iris, AU;
Vermillion, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides biomarkers including β-2-microglobulin, Cystatin C, hsCRP and glucose as well as methods for using the biomarkers for diagnosing and/or assessing the risk of peripheral artery disease in a subject. In some embodiments, the subject being tested may be suffering from or at risk of other circulatory diseases, including coronary artery disease. Hemoglobin A1c or other proxies for measuring glucose levels may be substituted for or measured in addition to glucose in the context of the present invention.