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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2010
Yuji Kuge, Hokkaido, JP;
Hiroko Hanzawa, Tokorozawa, JP;
Takeshi Sakamoto, Asaka, JP;
Naomi Manri, Kawagoe, JP;
Yuji Kuge, Hokkaido, JP;
Hiroko Hanzawa, Tokorozawa, JP;
Takeshi Sakamoto, Asaka, JP;
Naomi Manri, Kawagoe, JP;
Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method is provided for diagnosing or predicting atherosclerosis with the use of, as indicators, markers (factors) that allow early detection and progression prediction of the disease and a method for evaluating preventive or therapeutic effects. In one form, the present method includes detecting CD166 (ALCAM) level in a sample of a subject such as human. Another aspect of the present method includes evaluating preventive or therapeutic effects of a compound on atherosclerosis. A kit and an apparatus for carrying out such methods is also provided.