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Patent No.:

US 8268566 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012

Filed:

Nov. 11, 2008

Enhanced fc receptor-mediated tumor necrosis factor superfamily mrna expression in peripheral blood leukocytes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Applicants:

Masato Mitsuhashi, Irvine, CA (US);

Katsuya Endo, Ibaraki, JP;

Kazuhiko Obara, Ibaraki, JP;

Hiroshi Izutsu, Ibaraki, JP;

Shuji Ohta, Ibaraki, JP;

Inventors:

Masato Mitsuhashi, Irvine, CA (US);

Katsuya Endo, Ibaraki, JP;

Kazuhiko Obara, Ibaraki, JP;

Hiroshi Izutsu, Ibaraki, JP;

Shuji Ohta, Ibaraki, JP;

Assignees:

Hitachi Chemical Research Center, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd., Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP

Primary Examiner:

David Romeo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12N 5/078 (2010.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A61K 38/17 (2006.01); A61P 19/02 (2006.01); C07K 14/425 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for predicting patient responsiveness to rheumatoid arthritis treatments involving altering expression of tumor necrosis factor superfamily ('TNFSF')-2, TNFSF-8, or TNFSF-15 is disclosed. A method for monitoring the effectiveness of such therapy is also disclosed. Furthermore, a method of screening compounds for use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is disclosed. A method of monitoring the disease state over time in rheumatoid arthritis patients is also disclosed.

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Mitsuhashi, Masato. (2012). Enhanced fc receptor-mediated tumor necrosis factor superfamily mrna expression in peripheral blood leukocytes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (U.S. Patent No. 8268566). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8268566

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