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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2008
Shigeyuki Wakitani, Osaka, JP;
Masashi Nawata, Nagano, JP;
Kyosuke Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Masuda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Kurahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeyuki Wakitani, Osaka, JP;
Masashi Nawata, Nagano, JP;
Kyosuke Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Masuda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Kurahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Seikagaku Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a detection method capable of detecting articular cartilage degeneration or damage in which the abnormality cannot be detected in a radiograph in a simple method and with high accuracy, a method of evaluating the rate of progression of articular cartilage degeneration or damage, and the like. The present invention as a means for achieving the object provides a method of detecting articular cartilage degeneration or damage which cannot be detected in a radiograph, by using the concentration of keratan sulfate in a sample derived from blood as an index, and the like. Further, the present invention provides a method of evaluating the rate of progression of articular cartilage degeneration or damage by using the concentration of keratan sulfate in a sample derived from blood as an index, and the like.