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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2015
Applicants:
Caprion Proteomics, Montreal, CA;
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc., Bronx, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eustache Paramithiotis, Boucherville, CA;
Pascal Croteau, Laval, CA;
Jacqueline Michele Achkar, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignees:
Caprion Proteomics Inc., Montreal, CA;
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc., Bronx, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/04 (2006.01); A61K 39/02 (2006.01); A61K 39/40 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/6848 (2013.01); G01N 33/5695 (2013.01); G01N 2500/04 (2013.01); G01N 2560/00 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01); G01N 2800/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides biomarkers, methods and kits for diagnosing active tuberculosis in a subject, methods and kits for monitoring the effectiveness of treatment for active TB, as well as methods for identifying a compound that can treat TB reduce or inhibit the development of complications associated with the disease in a subject, and methods to treat active TB.