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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2007
Ko Igami, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoharu Okazaki, Kagoshima, JP;
Koichi Shinmyozu, Kagoshima, JP;
Tomoko Ono, Tokyo, JP;
Fumio Furusaki, Tokyo, JP;
Ko Igami, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoharu Okazaki, Kagoshima, JP;
Koichi Shinmyozu, Kagoshima, JP;
Tomoko Ono, Tokyo, JP;
Fumio Furusaki, Tokyo, JP;
LSI MEDIENCE CORPORATION, , JP;
Abstract
A method for detecting a condition in a patient with disturbance of consciousness, by analyzing an amount and/or activity of a von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease, and a kit for detecting a condition in a patient with disturbance of consciousness, comprising an antibody or a fragment thereof which specifically binds to a von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease, or a von Willebrand factor or a fragment thereof, are disclosed. Examples of the detection of a condition include a detection of cerebrovascular disease, a detection of arteriosclerotic vascular disease, and a detection or prediction of severity.