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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Samuil R. Umansky, Princeton, NJ (US);
Hovsep S. Melkonyan, Princeton, NJ (US);
Vladimir S. Scheinker, Congers, NY (US);
Inventors:
Samuil R. Umansky, Princeton, NJ (US);
Hovsep S. Melkonyan, Princeton, NJ (US);
Vladimir S. Scheinker, Congers, NY (US);
Assignee:
Trovagene, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described are non-invasive methods of detecting in vivo cell death by measuring levels of ubiquitous and tissue specific miRNA. The method can be applied for detection of pathologies caused or accompanied by cell death, as well as for diagnosis of infectious disease, cytotoxic effects induced by different chemical or physical factors, and the presence of specific fetal abnormalities.