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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.:

US 9677138 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017

Filed:

May. 20, 2013

Methods and systems for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Applicants:

Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);

The British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch, Vancouver, CA;

Inventors:

Katrina Steiling, Boston, MA (US);

Avrum Spira, Newton, MA (US);

Marc Lenberg, Brookline, MA (US);

Stephen Lam, Vancouver, CA;

Assignees:

TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA (US);

THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY BRANCH, Vancouver, CA;

Attorney:

Arrigo, Lee & Guttman LLP

Primary Examiner:

Neil P Hammell

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); A61K 31/137 (2006.01); A61K 31/198 (2006.01); A61K 31/357 (2006.01); A61K 31/46 (2006.01); A61K 31/522 (2006.01); A61K 31/53 (2006.01); A61K 31/5377 (2006.01); A61K 31/56 (2006.01); A61K 31/575 (2006.01); A61K 31/58 (2006.01); A61K 38/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); A61K 31/137 (2013.01); A61K 31/198 (2013.01); A61K 31/357 (2013.01); A61K 31/46 (2013.01); A61K 31/522 (2013.01); A61K 31/53 (2013.01); A61K 31/5377 (2013.01); A61K 31/56 (2013.01); A61K 31/575 (2013.01); A61K 31/58 (2013.01); A61K 38/06 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A novel set of 98 genes expressed in the respiratory tract epithelium that serve as biomarkers for measuring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) activity are provided. Methods of classifying the (COPD) status of a subject are provided. Systems for expression-based classification of COPD disease status are provided. Methods of treating COPD are also provided, among other things.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Steiling, Katrina. (2017). Methods and systems for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (U.S. Patent No. 9677138). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9677138

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