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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Christopher Joseph Pemberton, Christchurch, NZ;
Arthur Mark Richards, Christchurch, NZ;
Michael Gary Nicholls, Christchurch, NZ;
Timothy Grant Yandle, Christchurch, NZ;
Inventors:
Christopher Joseph Pemberton, Christchurch, NZ;
Arthur Mark Richards, Christchurch, NZ;
Michael Gary Nicholls, Christchurch, NZ;
Timothy Grant Yandle, Christchurch, NZ;
Assignee:
Otago Innovation Limited, Dunedin, NZ;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01); G01N 33/483 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides methods for predicting, diagnosing or monitoring acute cardiac disorders, cardiac transplant rejection, or distinguishing acute cardiac disorders from pulmonary disorders, by measuring BNP signal peptide levels in a sample taken from a subject shortly after onset of, or presentation with the disorder or transplant rejection.