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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Ariel E. Feldstein, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Anna Wieckowska, Quebec, CA;
Nizar Zein, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Inventors:
Ariel E. Feldstein, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Anna Wieckowska, Quebec, CA;
Nizar Zein, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/566 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/566 (2013.01); Y10S 436/811 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of detecting liver damage in a subject comprises measuring the level of caspase-3 generated cytokeratin-18 fragments in the bodily sample. The level of measuring the level of caspase-3 generated cytokeratin-18 fragments is then correlated with liver disease progression.