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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Jon B. Klein, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Merchant, Louisville, KY (US);
Grzegorz Boratyn, Washington, DC (US);
Jon B. Klein, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Merchant, Louisville, KY (US);
Grzegorz Boratyn, Washington, DC (US);
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
Methods for diagnosing a kidney disease, or the risk thereof, in a subject are provided. The methods comprise determining an amount of at least one peptide biomarker disclosed herein in a biological sample from the subject and comparing the amount of the at least one peptide in the sample with a control level, wherein if the amount determined is different than the control level, the subject is diagnosed as having, or at an increased risk of developing, the kidney disease.