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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:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy, Turku, FI;
Inventors:
Sirpa Jalkanen, Piispanristi, FI;
Marko Salmi, Turku, FI;
Markku Jalkanen, Piispanristi, FI;
Mikael Maksimow, Turku, FI;
Assignee:
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy, Turku, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/48 (2006.01); C12Q 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/44 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for monitoring the development of a disease in a patient, and for assessing the efficacy of a therapy influencing on the CD73 level or activity in the patient, in particular a cytokine therapy or a statin therapy. CD73 in a tissue fluid drawn from the patient is used as a biomarker. The invention concerns also methods for determining of CD73 protein in a sample drawn from an individual's tissue fluid.