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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Kenji Izuhara, Saga, JP;
Shoichiro Ohta, Saga, JP;
Hiroshi Shiraishi, Saga, JP;
Hisamichi Aizawa, Kurume, JP;
Tomoaki Hoshino, Kurume, JP;
Masaki Okamoto, Kurume, JP;
Inventors:
Kenji Izuhara, Saga, JP;
Shoichiro Ohta, Saga, JP;
Hiroshi Shiraishi, Saga, JP;
Hisamichi Aizawa, Kurume, JP;
Tomoaki Hoshino, Kurume, JP;
Masaki Okamoto, Kurume, JP;
Assignees:
Saga University, Saga-Shi, JP;
Kurume University, Kurume-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for detecting idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, which comprises measuring the expression level of a periostin gene or the amount of a periostin protein in a biological sample. Thereby, a method for detecting idiopathic interstitial pneumonia using a marker is provided.