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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2007
Andreas Bergmann, Berlin, DE;
Nils Morgenthaler, Berlin, DE;
Jana Papassotiriou, Berlin, DE;
Joachim Struck, Berlin, DE;
Beat Müller, Basel, CH;
Andreas Bergmann, Berlin, DE;
Nils Morgenthaler, Berlin, DE;
Jana Papassotiriou, Berlin, DE;
Joachim Struck, Berlin, DE;
Beat Müller, Basel, CH;
B.R.A.H.M.S. GmbH, Hennigsdorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for diagnosing and/or stratifying the risk of infections or chronic diseases of the respiratory tract and lungs, particularly lower respiratory tract infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In said method, provasopressin (proAVP) or fragments or partial peptides thereof, especially copeptin or neurophysin II, is/are determined. The invention further relates to suitable biomarker combinations for in-vitro diagnosis.