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US 12,287,340 B2Granted
Kits and methods to distinguish false labor and true labor
AssigneesWayne State University, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
InventorsAdi L. Tarca, Piya Chaemsaithong, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Sonia S. Hassan, Roberto Romero
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Abstract
Kits and methods to distinguish between false and true labor are provided. The kits and methods can utilize differences in abundance and/or differences in the rate of change in abundance of B7-H2, SORC2, TF, C1-Esterase Inhibitor, Ran, IMDH1 and/or PGAM1, as markers of true labor.
Claims8
A kit comprising:
- an array that measures tissue factor (TF) in combination with Ras-related Nuclear protein (Ran), Inosine-5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMDH1), and Phosphoglycerate mutase 1 (PGAM1), from a sample obtained from a pregnant female.
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