The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2009
David Gozal, Chicago, IL (US);
Saeed A. Jortani, Louisville, KY (US);
Roland Valdes, Jr., Simpsonville, KY (US);
Leila Kheirandish-gozal, Chicago, IL (US);
David Gozal, Chicago, IL (US);
Saeed A. Jortani, Louisville, KY (US);
Roland Valdes, Jr., Simpsonville, KY (US);
Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, Chicago, IL (US);
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
The presently-disclosed subject matter provides methods and kits for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a subject, such as a human child, wherein a biological sample is provided from the subject and the amount of a Urocortin III peptide is determined from the sample. Further provided are methods for diagnosing OSA in a subject wherein the amount of a Urocortin III peptide and one or more peptides selected from a Uromodulin peptide, an Orosomucoid 1 peptide, and a Kallikrein 1 peptide are determined in a biological sample from a subject.