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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Noah Weisleder, Elizabeth, NJ (US);
Jianjie MA, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Noah Weisleder, Elizabeth, NJ (US);
Jianjie Ma, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Assignee:
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Somerset, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for measuring the level of MG53 found in a biological fluid as a biomarker for a disease or disorder, e.g., tissue damage, exercise capacity or a muscle-related disease or disorder. In addition, the invention relates to targeting the native MG53 found in the blood as a therapeutic approach.