Diagnosis of pre-eclampsia
AssigneesIsis Innovation Limited, University of Reading, Oxford Brookes University
InventorsNigel Patrick Groome, Philip Gerald Knight, William Leigh Ledger, Christopher Willard George Redman, Shanthi Muttukrishna
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Abstract
A method for diagnosis of pre-eclampsia is disclosed, which comprises measuring the hormone inhibin A in a biological sample such as maternal serum. The method allows non-invasive, early diagnosis and can be used to predict the onset of secondary symptoms.
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A method of diagnosis of pre-eclampsia which method comprises measuring inhibin A in a biological sample.
The use of inhibin A levels as an indicator of pre-eclampsia.
The use of an antibody system specific for inhibin A in a test for pre-eclampsia.
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