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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Virginia Kraus, Durham, NC (US);
Christopher Mccudden, Durham, NC (US);
Jonathan Catterall, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Virginia Kraus, Durham, NC (US);
Christopher McCudden, Durham, NC (US);
Jonathan Catterall, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/6893 (2013.01); G01N 2800/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates, in general, to biomarkers of musculoskeletal disease and, in particular, to methods of diagnosing musculoskeletal disease, and/or predicting disease progression, by assaying for such biomarkers. The invention further relates to compounds and compositions suitable for use in such methods.