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US 2006/0216755 A1Published application
IL1RL-1 as a cardiovascular disease marker and therapeutic target
AssigneeThe Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
InventorRichard Lee
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Abstract
This invention pertains to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to isolated molecules that can be used to diagnose and/or treat cardiovascular conditions including cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stroke, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure.
Claims18
A method, comprising:
- determining the level of an IL1RL-1 molecule in a sample, and
- determining the level of at least one other marker that is predictive of outcome after a myocardial infarction or is increased in heart failure in the sample.
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