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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Ann Chen, Taipei, TW;
Shuk-man Ka, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Ann Chen, Taipei, TW;
Shuk-Man Ka, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/564 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/535 (2006.01); G01N 33/563 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/25 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for diagnosis or prognosis of IgA nephropathy in a subject based on detection of the expression level of one or more biomarker genes selected from the group consisting of thymosin β4 (Tmsb4), serine or cysteine proteinase inhibitor clade E member 2 (Serpine2), secreted phosphoprotein 1 (OPN), butyrophilin-like-2 (BTNL2), S100 calcium binding protein A8 (S100A8), Cystatin C (CysC), and any combination thereof.