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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Gale W. Newman, Duluth, GA (US);
Mike Powell, Douglasville, GA (US);
Akins Doherty, Atlanta, GA (US);
Chamberlain Obialo, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Inventors:
Gale W. Newman, Duluth, GA (US);
Mike Powell, Douglasville, GA (US);
Akins Doherty, Atlanta, GA (US);
Chamberlain Obialo, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Assignee:
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); G01N 33/493 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/56988 (2013.01); G01N 33/493 (2013.01); G01N 33/6893 (2013.01); G01N 1/40 (2013.01); G01N 2333/161 (2013.01); G01N 2333/162 (2013.01); G01N 2333/163 (2013.01); G01N 2800/347 (2013.01); G01N 2800/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting HIV infection in a mammal is disclosed. The method contains the steps of isolating exosomes from a urine sample of a mammal and detecting the presence of HIV-specific biomarker in said isolated exosomes. A method for diagnosing a mammal with an HIV-associated disease, in particular, HIV-associated nephropathy is also disclosed.