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US 12,222,352 B2Granted
Diagnosis of scleroderma
AssigneeCedars-Sinai Medical Center
InventorsMark Pimentel, Daniel Furst
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Abstract
Described herein are methods of diagnosing systemic sclerosis (SSc) involving the detection of anti-vinculin antibodies. Also described herein are methods of selecting treatment of subjects diagnosed with systemic sclerosis (SSc), and methods of treating systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Claims8
A method of measuring the level of anti-vinculin antibodies in a subject who has systemic sclerosis, comprising:
- measuring a level of anti-vinculin antibodies in a whole blood, serum or plasma sample obtained from the subject who has systemic sclerosis by using vinculin or a fragment thereof to assay the biological sample.
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